American · Bell, USA · Born 12 October 1975American sprinter and long jumper who won five medals at 2000 Olympics before being stripped due to doping violations and serving prison time
Marion Jones was America's dominant sprinting force at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, winning three gold medals and two bronze. However, her legacy was permanently tarnished when she admitted in 2007 to using performance-enhancing drugs, resulting in the forfeiture of all her medals and a prison sentence for lying to federal investigators. Her story is one of athletics' most cautionary tales about the cost of cheating.
Sprinting and long jump dominance, later doping scandal
How They Played
Explosive sprinter with exceptional acceleration and long jump ability
Lasting Impact
Talented sprinter whose achievements were tarnished by doping admissions
Career Honours
- Olympic Gold Medal 100m Sydney 2000
- Olympic Gold Medal 200m Sydney 2000
- Olympic Gold Medal 4x400m Relay Sydney 2000
- World Championship Gold Medal 100m Athens 1997
- World Championship Gold Medal Long Jump Seville 1999
- World Championship Gold Medal 4x100m Relay Seville 1999
- World Championship Gold Medal 4x400m Relay Seville 1999
- World Championship Gold Medal 100m Seville 1999
- USA Track and Field Athlete of the Year 1997
- USA Track and Field Athlete of the Year 1998
- USA Track and Field Athlete of the Year 1999
- USA Track and Field Athlete of the Year 2000
- Jesse Owens Award 1998
- Jesse Owens Award 2000
American Athletes