Search Results - Marion Jones

Marion Jones

Marion Jones in April 2024 Marion Lois Jones (born October 12, 1975), also known as Marion Jones-Thompson, is an American former world champion track-and-field athlete and former professional basketball player. She won three gold medals and two bronze medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, but was later stripped of her medals after admitting to lying to federal investigators about her use of performance-enhancing drugs.

Jones was one of the most famous athletes to be linked to the BALCO scandal. The performance-enhancing substance usage scandal covered more than 20 top-level athletes, including Jones's ex-husband, shot putter C. J. Hunter, and 100 m sprinter Tim Montgomery.

Jones played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels, where she won the NCAA championship in 1994. She later played two season of professional basketball in the Women's National Basketball Association, as point guard for the Tulsa Shock. Provided by Wikipedia
  • Showing 1 - 1 results of 1
Refine Results
  1. 1
    Lessons learned – Increasing participation of children with disabilities in Physical Education through a collaborative school and third sector partnership approach

    Lessons learned – Increasing participation of children with disabilities in Physical Education through a collaborative school and third sector partnership approach by Cath Walker, Grant Stanley, Milly Blundel, Diana Burton, Marion Jones, Steph May, Sue Walker

    Published 2013-11-01
    Get full text
    Article

    Save to List
    Saved in:

Search Tools: