Marion Lois Jones Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Marion Lois Jones (born October 12, 1975), also known as Marion Jones-Thompson, is a former world champion track and field athlete, a former professional basketball player for Tulsa Shock in the WNBA. She won 3 gold medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, but was later stripped of the titles after admitting doping. At the time of her admission and subsequent guilty plea, Marion Jones was one of the most famous athletes to be linked to the BALCO Scandal. The case against BALCO covered more than 20 top level athletes including Jones' ex-husband shot putter C.J. Hunter and 100m sprinter Tim Montgomery the father of Jones' first child.
Eva-Marie Thompson, Ahmir Thompson, Tim Montgomery Jr.
Awards
Best Female Athlete ESPY Award, Best Female Track Athlete ESPY Award, Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year, BET Award for Sportswoman of the Year, Glamour Woman of the Year Award, Best U.S. Female Olympian ESPY Award
Star Sign
Libra
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Quote
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The ultimate would be to compete in a couple more Olympics, hopefully break some world records and wind up my sports career with a couple of years in the WNBA.
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When I'm home, I'm relaxed.
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Our lives are so hectic and full, and we have a big family right now.
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It's hard to have a bad hair day when you're famous.
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I think the people who have really followed my career from the time I was seven years old can see my steady progress and see the type of person and athlete I am.
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You forget that sometimes people are out there to get you - they don't even have a reason.
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I'm an Internet junkie.
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I will continue to express the fact I am for a drug-free sport and always will be.
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In my opinion, Jackie is the greatest female athlete ever.
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I've set no world record.
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I was only 24 then, but 18 of those 24 years had been dedicated to wanting to get to that moment.
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We realized that the only persons we can truly trust in this world is each other and our families.
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Everywhere we go, people recognize me.
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Nobody has ever said anything about Marion Jones ever using performance-enhancing drugs and they never will.
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I did pretty well at the Sydney Olympics, but those were my first Games.
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But I don't believe in guilt by association.
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My father wasn't really involved and my mom is the light in my life.
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I'm for a drug-free sport and always will be.
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As a child I was very involved with sports and I knew at age 9 that I wanted to be an Olympic champion.
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A lot of women say they love being pregnant, but I wasn't such a big fan.
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I'm a jock and I'm an athlete, and that's what I love to do.
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Fact
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Cut by the WNBA's Tulsa Shock. Jones averaged less than one point per game in 14 appearances. (21 July 2011).
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Was sentenced to six months in jail, two years probation and ordered to serve 800 hours of community service for lying to a federal investigator about using steroids and her knowledge of a check fraud scam.
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After admitting to having taken steroids before the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, she surrendered her five medals from the games and announced her retirement from track and field (October 2007).
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Her lawyers announced that her "B" sample had tested negative, which cleared her from the doping allegations after the 2006 US Track and Field Championships (6 September 2006).
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After years of accusations that she uses illegal substances, her "A" urine sample finally tested positive for a banned performance-enhancer at the USA Track and Field Championships in Indianapolis. If the "B" sample also turns up positive, she would be banned for two years (August 2006).
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Won three gold (100m, 200m, 4x400m relay) and two bronze medals (4x100m relay, long jump) at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
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Holds dual citizenship from the USA and Belize.
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28 June 2003: Son, Tim, born. Father is boyfriend Tim Montgomery.
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Named Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year for 2000.
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Arli$$
2001
TV Series
Marion Jones
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Oprah: Where Are They Now?
2013
TV Series
Herself
Life After
2012
TV Series
Herself
Piers Morgan Tonight
2012
TV Series
Herself
The Mo'Nique Show
2011
TV Series
Herself
The Daily Show
2010
TV Series
Herself
30 for 30
2010
TV Series documentary
Herself
Good Morning America
2010
TV Series
Herself
The Oprah Winfrey Show
2008
TV Series
Herself
Olympic Games Athens 2004
2004
Video documentary
Herself
Late Show with David Letterman
2000-2004
TV Series
Herself
Athens 2004: Games of the XXVIII Olympiad
2004
TV Mini-Series
Herself
Top Speed
2003
Documentary short
Herself
Pyramid
2002-2003
TV Series
Herself
Seasons of Change: The African American Athlete
2002
TV Movie
Herself
Women of the Games: Going for the Gold on E!
2002
TV Special
Herself
ESPN SportsCentury
2001
TV Series documentary
Herself
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
2000
TV Series
Herself - Guest
Sydney 2000: Games of the XXVII Olympiad
2000
TV Mini-Series
Herself
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
2000
TV Series
Herself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
60 Minutes
2011
TV Series documentary
Herself - Runner (segment "Armstrong")
Secrets of Body Language
2008
TV Movie documentary
Herself
Bigger Stronger Faster*
2008
Documentary
Herself
The O'Reilly Factor
2008
TV Series
Herself
Rome Is Burning
2007
TV Series
Herself
Known for movies
Top Speed (2003) as Herself
Athens 2004: Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (2004) as Herself
Sydney 2000: Games of the XXVII Olympiad (2000) as Herself
Seasons of Change: The African American Athlete (2002) as Herself
$7 Million
