Born: 12-Oct-1975
Birthplace: Los Angeles, CA

Gender: Female
Race or Ethnicity: Black
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Track and Field

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Fastest woman on Earth, with an asterisk

Won five medals at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, but returned the medals in October 2007 after admitting that she had taken banned steroids.

Husband: C. J. Hunter (shot putter, m. 30-Oct-1998, div. 2002)
Boyfriend: Tim Montgomery (sprinter, one son)
Son: Tim Montgomery (b. 28-Jun-2003)

    High School: Thousand Oaks High School, Thousand Oaks, CA (1993)
    University: North Carolina College (1997)

    Olympic Gold Medal Sydney 2000, 100m (revoked)
    Olympic Gold Medal Sydney 2000, 200m (revoked)
    Olympic Gold Medal Sydney 2000, 1600m relay (revoked)
    Olympic Bronze Medal Sydney 2000, long jump (revoked)
    Olympic Bronze Medal Sydney 2000, 400m relay (revoked)
    Associated Press Athlete of the Year (female) 2000
    Polygraphed (Jun-2004)
    Making False Statements (5-Oct-2007)
    Risk Factors: Performance-Enhancing Drugs

Author of books:
Marion Jones: Life in the Fast Lane (2004, memoir; with Kate Sekules)
On the Right Track (2010, memoir)

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