Marion Jones

Height: 5-11
Weight: 155
Events: Sprints, Long Jump
Personal Records: 100m - 10.65; 200m - 21.62; 400m - 49.59; Long Jump - 7.31 m/23-11.75.
Born: October 12, 1975, in Los Angeles
Current Residence: Wake Forest, N.C.
High Schools: Rio Mesa HS (Calif.) '91; Thousand Oaks HS (Calif.) '93
College: North Carolina '97
Coach: Steve Riddick

Career Highlights: 2000 Olympic 100m, 200m & 4x400m champion, bronze medal in Long Jump and 4x100m; 2-time World 100m champion (‘97, ‘99); 2-time World 4x100m champion (‘97, ‘01); 2001 World 200m gold medalist; 14-time USA Outdoor champion (4 in Long Jump, 5 in 100, 5 in 200); 2002 USA Outdoor champion (100m & 200m); 1999 World Long Jump bronze medalist; 2002 World Cup 100m gold medalist

2006: USA Outdoor 100m Champion (11.10); 1st at Gala Banamex Veracruz (11.06); .1st at Reebok Grand Prix (11.0); 1st at Paris (10.92); 2nd at Rome (10.91); 1st at Lausanne (10.94); 2nd at London (11.05); ranked #2 in the world (#1 U.S.) at 100m by T&FN…best of 10.91.
2005: Ran 11.28 in 100m at the Fort-de France (IAAF Grand Prix II) meet.
2004: Olympic Trials in Long Jump champion (7.11m/23-4), 4th in 100m (11.14), withdrew after 1st round of 200m5th in Long Jump at Olympic Games (6.84m/22-5.25w); dnf in Olympic 4x100m relay; 1st in 100m (10.99w) & Long Jump (7.13m/23-4.75w) at Home Depot; 1st in Long Jump (6.93m/22-9) & 5th in 100m (11.12) at Nike Prefontaine Classic; 1st in Munich 6.82m/22-4.50); 1st in 60m at Verizon Millrose Games (7.21i); 1st in Long Jump at Birmingham (6.75m/22-1.75i); 1st in 100m (11.04) & Long Jump (6.74m/22-1.5) at Kingston; 2nd in 60m at Birmingham (7.16i); ranked #4 in the world (#1 U.S.) at the long jump and #4 U.S. at the 100m by T&FN
2003: Did not compete
2002: USA 100m champ (11.01); USA 200m champ (22.35); won World Cup 100m in 10.90, which completed the first undefeated season of her career; won 100m (10.88) & 200m at Brussels (22.11); won 100m at Monaco (10.84), Zurich (10.88), Paris (10.89), Rome (10.89), Nike Prefontaine Classic (10.90), London (10.97), Oslo (10.96), Oracle U.S. Open (11.01), Berlin (11.01); won share of Golden League Jackpot; won 200m in Ostrava (22.32); won 400m at Mt. SAC (50.46); ranked #1 in the world at 100m & 200m by T&FN
2001: World 200m champion (22.39), ran anchor in gold medal winning 4x100m relay at Worlds, 2nd in 100m at Worlds (10.85); won Goodwill Games 100m (10.84), avenging her World Champs loss to Zhanna Pintusevich-Block; USA Outdoor 200m champ (22.52), her fourth consecutive U.S. title in the event; ran world-leading time of 22.23 in semis of U.S. Outdoor 200m; 1st in 200m at Prefontaine Classic (22.26w); 1st in 200m at Peregrine Systems U.S. Open (22.70); won a share of the Golden League Jackpot with wins in Oslo (10.94), Paris (10.84), Rome (10.96), Brussels (10.86) and Zurich (10.94); ranked #1 in the world (#1 U.S.) at both 100m and 200m by T&FN
2000: Named Athlete of the Year by the Associated Press, ESPN, Reuters and the IAAF; Won Olympic gold in the 100m (10.75) 200m (21.84) and 4x400m relay (3rd leg), and Olympic bronze in the Long Jump (6.92m/22-8.5) and 4x100m (4th leg); won 100, 200 and long jump at Olympic Trials (10.88, 21.94 and 7.02m/23-0.5); Opened the season with world-leading 49.59 in the 400 at Mt. SAC; ran anchor on 4x200 USA team that shattered the world record (1:27.46) at USA vs. THE WORLD at the Penn Relays ; won 100 at Grand Prix Osaka meet (10.84) and fourth in long jump (6.27m/20-7); ran 10.91 while winning the Rome Grand Prix; won the Zurich Grand Prix race in 10.95; won the Brussels Grand Prix race in 10.83; won the Berlin Grand Prix race in 10.78; also ran a wind-aided 10.68 at Stockholm on August 1; ranked #1 in 100, 200 in world and U.S., #1 in the U.S. in the Long Jump and # 4 in U.S. in 400 and #4 in Long Jump in world by T&FN; set season best of 10.78 while winning at London on August 5, best 400 was 49.59 at Mt. SAC Relays, her one and only 400m of the season; her long jump best was 7.02/23-0.5 at the Olympic Trials
1999: Won 200 at USA Outdoors (22.10), 2nd in long jump (22-3); gold in 100 at World Champs (10.70), bronze in Long Jump (22-5); dnf 200 semis (injured back); ranked #1 in 100, 200 and #3 Long Jump in world by T&FN,
1998: Undefeated in every competition until her last one of the year, where Heike Drechsler of Germany beat her in the long jump for the World Cup gold; in all, won 19 GP competitions, and 35 of 36 total; in her only 400m in six years she won Mt SAC with a 50.36; triple win at the USA Champs (10.72, 22.24, 23-8w); won 100 (10.90) and 200 (21.80) at Goodwill Games; won 100 (10.83) and Long Jump (23-4.75) at GP Final; won 100 (10.65 PR) and 200 (21.62 PR) at World Cup; 2nd in long jump (22-11.75); showed unprecedented consistency at high levels, with 17 of 19 100 races under 10.90; ranked #1 in world in 100, 200 and Long Jump by T&FN; unanimous choice as Track & Field News Athlete of the Year
1997: Won 100 gold at World Champs (10.83), 10th in long jump (21-9), second leg on gold medal winning U.S. 4x100 (41.47 AR); won 100 (10.97) and long jump (22-9) at USA Outdoors; ranked #1 in world at 100 and 200 by T&FN (#2 U.S. in Long Jump)
1996: Did not compete
1995: Won long jump (20-10.5) at ACC Champs; 4th in long jump at NCAA Outdoors (21-0.5), second leg on 5th place 4x100; 11th in long jump at USA Outdoors; ranked #8 in U.S. at Long Jump by T&FN
1994: Won 100 (11.67) and long jump (20-3.75) at ACC Champs, 2nd at 200, also ran on the winning 4x100 (45.39); 2nd in long jump (22-1.75), 6th in 200 at NCAA Outdoors, 4th in 100 semis, second leg on 5th place 4x100; ranked #6 in U.S. at Long Jump by T&FN.
1993: Won the 100 and 200 double at the California HS state meet for the fourth straight year, and added the long jump for a record nine career wins; ranked #8 in U.S. at Long Jump by T&FN.
1992: As a high schooler, was 4th in 200 (22.58) and fifth in 100 at Olympic Trials; won 100 and 200 at USA Juniors; 5th in 100 at World Juniors, 7th in 200, anchor on silver medal winning 4x100; won the 100 and 200 at the California HS state meet; High School Athlete of the Year; ranked #5 in U.S. at both 100 and 200 by T&FN; bests of 11.14, 22.58 and 54.44.
1991: Won the 100 and 200 at the California HS state meet; 8th in 100 at USA Outdoors, 4th in 200; won 100 and 200 at USA Juniors; High School Athlete of the Year; ranked #10 in U.S. at 100 by T&FN (#5 U.S. at 200); bests of 11.17, 22.76 and 52.91.
1990: Won the 100 and 200 at the California HS state meet