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Marion Jones

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Marion Jones is an American former track and field sprinter and long jumper who won multiple medals at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. She was later stripped of all her Olympic medals and results after admitting to using performance-enhancing drugs, and served time in prison for lying to federal investigators about the doping and for an unrelated check fraud scheme.

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Birth Year
1975 1
Birth Date
1975-10-12 1
Nationality
American 1
Career Highlight
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. 1
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1. Wikipedia, Marion Jones
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  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marion_Jones lead, opening sentence (birth date)
    Marion Lois Jones (born October 12, 1975), married Marion Jones-Thompson, is an American former world champion track-and-field athlete and former professional basketball player.
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marion_Jones lead, opening sentence (birth year)
    Marion Lois Jones (born October 12, 1975), married Marion Jones-Thompson, is an American former world champion track-and-field athlete and former professional basketball player.
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marion_Jones lead, opening sentence (nationality)
    Marion Lois Jones (born October 12, 1975), married Marion Jones-Thompson, is an American former world champion track-and-field athlete and former professional basketball player.
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marion_Jones lead, second sentence (career highlight)
    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.
  • Wikipedia, article summary lead
    Marion Lois Jones (born October 12, 1975), married Marion Jones-Thompson, is an American former world champion track-and-field athlete and former professional basketball player.
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