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Marion Jones

Marion Jones in April 2024
Personal information
Born	(1975-10-12) October 12, 1975 (age 49) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	150 lb (68 kg)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	100 meters, 200 meters, long jump
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  United States Olympic Games Disqualified 2000 Sydney 100 m Disqualified 2000 Sydney 200 m Disqualified 2000 Sydney 4x400 m relay Disqualified 2000 Sydney 4x100 m relay Disqualified 2000 Sydney Long jump World Championships 1997 Athens 100 m 1997 Athens 4x100 m relay 1999 Seville 100 m 1999 Seville Long jump Disqualified 2001 Edmonton 100 m Disqualified 2001 Edmonton 200 m Disqualified 2001 Edmonton 4 × 100 m relay Continental Cup 1998 Johannesburg 100 m 1998 Johannesburg 200 m Goodwill Games 1998 Uniondale 100 m 1998 Uniondale 200 m Disqualified 2001 Brisbane 100 m

Marion Lois Jones (born October 12, 1975), also known as Marion Jones-Thompson, is an American former world champion track-and-field athlete and former professional basketball player. 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 knowledge of performance-enhancing drugs.

Jones was one of the most famous athletes to be linked to the BALCO scandal. The performance-enhancing substance usage scandal covered more than 20 top-level athletes, including Jones's ex-husband, shot putter C. J. Hunter, and 100 m sprinter Tim Montgomery.

Jones played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels, where she won the NCAA championship in 1994. She later played two season of professional basketball in the Women's National Basketball Association, as point guard for the Tulsa Shock.

Early life and education

Marion Jones was born to George Jones and his wife, Marion (originally from Belize), in Los Angeles. She holds dual citizenship with the United States and Belize. Her parents split when she was very young, and Jones's mother remarried a retired postal worker, Ira Toler, three years later. Toler became a stay-at-home dad to Jones and her older half-brother, Albert Kelly, until his sudden death in 1987. Jones turned to sports as an outlet for her grief: running, pickup basketball games, and whatever else her brother Albert was doing athletically. By the age of 15, she was routinely dominating California high-school athletics on both the track and the basketball court.

Jones is also a 1997 graduate of the University of North Carolina (UNC).

Personal life

While at UNC, Jones met and began dating one of the track coaches, shot putter C. J. Hunter. Hunter voluntarily resigned from his position at UNC to comply with the requirements of university rules prohibiting coach-athlete dating. Jones and Hunter were married on October 3, 1998, and trained for the Sydney 2000 Summer Olympics.

In the run-up to the 2000 Olympics, Jones declared that she intended to win gold medals in all five of her competition events at Sydney. Jones's husband, C. J. Hunter, had withdrawn from the shotput competition for a knee injury, though he was allowed to keep his coaching credentials and attend the games to support his wife. Just hours after Marion Jones won her first of the planned five golds, though, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that Hunter had failed four pre-Olympic drug tests, testing positive each time for the banned anabolic steroid nandrolone. Hunter was immediately suspended from taking any role at the Sydney games, and he was ordered to surrender his on-field coaching credentials. At a press conference where Hunter broke down in tears, he denied taking any performance-enhancing drugs, much less the easily detected nandrolone. Jones would later write in her autobiography, Marion Jones: Life in the Fast Lane, that Hunter's positive drug tests hurt their marriage and her image as a drug-free athlete. The couple divorced in 2002.

On June 28, 2003, Jones gave birth to a son, Tim Montgomery Jr., with then-boyfriend Tim Montgomery, a world-class sprinter himself. Because of her pregnancy, Jones missed the 2003 World Championships, but spent a year preparing for the 2004 Olympics. Montgomery, who did not qualify for the 2004 Olympic track-and-field team for poor performance, was charged by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), as part of the investigation into the BALCO doping scandal, with receiving and using banned performance-enhancing drugs. The USADA sought a four-year suspension for Montgomery. Montgomery fought the ban, but lost the appeal on December 13, 2005, receiving a two-year ban from track-and-field competition; the Court of Arbitration for Sport also stripped Montgomery of all race results, records, and medals, from March 31, 2001, onward. Montgomery later announced his retirement.

On February 24, 2007, Jones married Barbadian sprinter and 2000 Olympic 100 m bronze medalist Obadele Thompson. Jones has two children with Thompson. Thompson and Jones divorced in 2017. Jones now resides in Austin, Texas with her long-time partner.

In 2010, Jones released a book, On the Right Track: From Olympic Downfall to Finding Forgiveness and the Strength to Overcome and Succeed, published by Simon & Schuster. Jones is now a full-time public speaker, trainer and coach. In 2024 Jones partnered with Driven Inc to launch Driven performance which focuses on building resilience skills through coaching and physical fitness.

Sports career

Track and field

In high school, Jones won the CIF California State Meet in the 100 m sprint four years in a row, representing Rio Mesa the first two years and Thousand Oaks high school the last two. She was successfully defended by attorney Johnnie Cochran on charges of missing a routine drug test. She was selected the Gatorade Player of the Year for track and field three years in a row, once at Rio Mesa and twice at Thousand Oaks. She was the Track and Field News "High School Athlete of the Year" in 1991 and 1992. She was the third female athlete to achieve the title twice, immediately following Angela Burnham at Rio Mesa High School, who was the second to achieve the title twice.

She was invited to participate in the 1992 Olympic trials, and after her showing in the 200 meters finals, would have made the team as an alternate in the 4 × 100 meter relay, but she declined the invitation. After winning further state-wide sprint titles, she accepted a full scholarship to the University of North Carolina in basketball, where she helped the team win the NCAA championship in her freshman year. Jones redshirted her 1996 basketball season to concentrate on track but was injured and never got the opportunity to try out.

She excelled at her first major international competition, winning the 100 m sprint at the 1997 World Championships in Athens, while finishing 10th in the long jump. At the 1999 World Championships, Jones attempted to win four titles, but injured herself in the 200 m after a gold in the 100 m and a long jump bronze.

At the Sydney Olympics, Jones finished with three gold medals (100- and 200-meter sprint, and 4 × 400 m relay) and two bronze medals (long jump and 4 × 100 m relay). However, she was later stripped of these medals after admitting her use of performance-enhancing drugs. Jones vehemently denied using performance-enhancing drugs until her confession in 2007.

A dominant force in women's sprinting, Jones was upset in the 100 m sprint at the 2001 World Championships, as Ukrainian Zhanna Pintusevich-Block beat her for her first loss in the event in six years; Pintusevich-Block was one of the names revealed by Victor Conte during the BALCO scandals. Jones, however, did claim the gold in both the 200 m and 4x100 m relay.

On her 2004 Olympics experience, Jones said "It's extremely disappointing, words can't put it into perspective." She came in fifth in the long jump and competed in the women's 4x100 m relay where the team swept past the competition in the preliminaries only to miss a baton pass and finish last in the final race. Jones promised that her latest defeat would not be the end of her Olympic efforts, and reasserted in May 2005 that winning a gold medal at the 2008 Olympics remained her "ultimate goal."

May 2006 had Jones run 11.06 at altitude, but into a headwind in her season debut and beat Veronica Campbell and Lauryn Williams in subsequent 100 m events. By July 8, 2006, Jones appeared to be in top form; she won the 100 m sprint at Gaz de France with a time of 10.93 seconds. It was her fastest time in almost four years. Three days later, Jones once more improved on her seasonal best time at the Rome IIAF Golden League (10.91 seconds), but lost to Jamaica's Sherone Simpson, who clocked 10.87.

WNBA

Marion Jones

Personal information
Born	(1975-10-12) October 12, 1975 (age 49) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Listed height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight	150 lb (68 kg)
Career information
High school	Thousand Oaks (Thousand Oaks, California)
College	North Carolina (1993–1997)
WNBA draft	2003: 3rd round, 33rd overall pick
Selected by the Phoenix Mercury
Playing career	2010–2011
Position	Point guard
Number	20
Career history
2010–2011	Tulsa Shock
Career highlights and awards
NCAA champion (1994) Third-team All-American – AP (1997) ACC tournament MVP (1997) 2x First-team All-ACC (1995, 1997) ACC All-Freshman Team (1994)
Stats at Basketball Reference

In November 2009, Jones was working out for the San Antonio Silver Stars of the WNBA. She had played basketball while in college at the University of North Carolina, where her team won the national championship in 1994. Her No. 20 jersey, honored by the school, hangs in Carmichael Auditorium. She had been selected in the third round of the 2003 WNBA draft by the Phoenix Mercury. On March 10, 2010, the Tulsa Shock announced that Jones, a rookie, had signed to play with the team. Jones made her debut on May 15, in the Shock's inaugural game at the BOK Center against the Minnesota Lynx. On August 22, 2010, she logged her first start and scored a WNBA career high 15 points in a win against the Chicago Sky. In 47 WNBA games, Jones averaged 2.6 points and 1.3 rebounds per game. Jones was waived by the Shock on July 21, 2011.

Top Speed film

Jones appears in the 2003 film Top Speed, along with other speed specialists such as racing driver Lucas Luhr, mountain biker Marla Streb, and Porsche Cayenne designer Stephen Murkett. Directed by Greg MacGillivray and shot in IMAX format, the film covers details from races to mistakes she made within her performances.

Use of illicit performance-enhancing drugs

Throughout most of her athletic career including two Olympiads and several championship meets, Jones had been accused, either directly or by implication, of taking performance-enhancing drugs. These accusations began in high school in the early 1990s, when she missed a random drug test and was consequently banned for four years from track and field competition. Jones, a minor, claimed that she never received the letter notifying her of the required test; and attorney Johnnie Cochran successfully got the four-year ban overturned. Jones tended to train with both coaches and athletes who themselves were dogged by rumors and accusations surrounding performance-enhancing drugs. And until 2007, Jones denied, in almost every way possible and in almost any venue where the question arose, being involved with performance enhancers. She frequently said that she had never tested positive for performance-enhancing substances.

BALCO investigation

On December 3, 2004, Victor Conte, the founder of BALCO, appeared in an interview with Martin Bashir on ABC's 20/20. In the interview, Conte told a national audience that he had personally given Jones four different illegal performance-enhancing drugs before, during, and after the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. In the course of investigative research, San Francisco-based reporters Lance Williams and Mark Fainaru-Wada reported Jones had received banned drugs from BALCO, citing documentary evidence and testimony from Jones's ex-husband C.J. Hunter, who claims to have seen Jones inject herself in the stomach with the steroids.

According to Hunter's 2004 testimony before a federal grand jury, Jones's use of banned drugs began well before Sydney. Hunter told the investigators that Jones first obtained EPO (erythropoietin) from Graham, who Hunter said had a Mexican connection for the drug. Later, Hunter said, Graham met Conte, who began providing the coach with BALCO "nutritional supplements", which were actually an experimental class of "designer" steroids said to be undetectable by drug screening procedures available at the time. Graham then distributed the performance enhancers to Jones and other Sprint Capitol athletes. Subsequently, Hunter told federal agents Jones began receiving drugs directly from Conte.

Jones had never failed a drug test using the then-existing testing procedures, and insufficient evidence was found to bring charges regarding other untested performance-enhancing drugs.

2006 EPO tests

The Washington Post, citing unidentified sources with knowledge of drug results from the USA Track and Field Championships in Indianapolis, reported that on June 23, 2006, an "A" sample of Marion Jones's urine tested positive for erythropoietin (EPO), a banned performance enhancer. Jones withdrew from the Weltklasse Golden League meet in Switzerland, citing "personal reasons", and once more denied using performance-enhancing drugs. She retained lawyer Howard Jacobs, who had represented many athletes in doping cases, including Tim Montgomery and cyclist Floyd Landis. On September 6, 2006, Jones's lawyers announced that her "B" sample had tested negative, which cleared her from the doping allegations.

Admission of lying during BALCO investigation

On October 5, 2007, Jones admitted to lying to federal agents under oath about her steroids use prior to the 2000 Summer Olympics and pleaded guilty at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (in White Plains). She confessed to Judge Kenneth M. Karas that she had made false statements regarding the BALCO and a check-fraud case. She was released on her own recognizance but was required to surrender both her U.S. and Belizean passports, pending sentencing in January. Although a maximum sentence of five years could be imposed, the prosecution recommended no more than six months as part of Jones's plea bargain.

After her admission, Jones held a press conference on the same day, where she publicly admitted to using steroids before the Olympics and acknowledged that she had, in fact, lied when she previously denied steroid use in statements to the press, to various sports agencies, and to two grand juries. One was impaneled to investigate the BALCO "designer steroid" ring, and the other was impaneled to investigate a check fraud ring involving many of the same parties from the BALCO case. As a result of these admissions, Jones accepted a two-year suspension from track and field competition issued by USADA and announced her retirement from track and field. She broke down into tears during the press conference as she apologized for her actions, saying: "And so it is with a great amount of shame, that I stand before you and tell you that I have betrayed your trust... and you have the right to be angry with me. I have let them down. I have let my country down. And I have let myself down."

USADA stated that their sanction "also requires disqualification of all her competitive results obtained after September 1, 2000, and forfeiture of all medals, results, points and prizes". On January 11, 2008, Jones was sentenced to six months in jail. She began her sentence on March 7, 2008, and was released on September 5, 2008.

In the BALCO case, she had denied to federal agents her use of the steroid tetrahydrogestrinone, known as "The Clear", or "THG", from 1999, but claimed she was given the impression she was taking a flaxseed oil supplement for two years while coach Trevor Graham supplied her with the substance. In a published letter in October 2007, Jones said that she had used the substance that was given to her described as flaxseed oil, which was later confirmed to be "The Clear" until she stopped training with Graham at the end of 2002. She said she lied when federal agents questioned her in 2003 because she panicked when they presented her with a sample of "The Clear".

U.S. Olympic Committee demands return of Olympic medals

Peter Ueberroth, chairman of the U.S. Olympic Committee, reacted to the news of Jones's confession and guilty plea on perjury charges by issuing a statement calling on Jones to "immediately step forward and return the Olympic medals she won while competing in violation of the rules". Ueberroth added that her admission was "long overdue and underscores the shame and dishonor that are inherent with cheating." IAAF president Lamine Diack said in a statement: "Marion Jones will be remembered as one of the biggest frauds in sporting history."

On October 8, 2007, a source confirmed that Marion Jones surrendered her five medals from the 2000 Summer Olympics. On the same day, Ueberroth said that all the relay medals should be returned, and on April 10, 2008, the IOC voted to strip Jones's relay teammates of their medals as well, although this decision would successfully be appealed by seven of Jones's teammates and overturned in 2010.

Formal IOC disqualification

On December 12, 2007, the IOC formally stripped Jones of all five Olympic medals dating back to September 2000, and banned her from attending the 2008 Summer Olympics in any capacity. The IOC action also officially disqualified Jones from her fifth-place finish in the long jump at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

On October 28, 2008, Jones was interviewed by Oprah Winfrey and stated that she would have won gold at the Sydney Olympics without the drugs that led to her disgrace.

Financial troubles

Seven years after winning a women's record five Olympic track and field medals and receiving multimillion-dollar endorsement deals, Jones was broke. According to the Associated Press, Jones was heavily in debt and fighting off court judgments, according to court records reviewed by the Los Angeles Times. In 2006, a bank foreclosed on her $2.5 million mansion in Apex, North Carolina. In her prime, Jones was one of track's first female sports millionaires, typically earning between $70,000 and $80,000 a race, plus at least another $1 million from race bonuses and endorsement deals.

Involvement in check fraud

In July 2006, Jones was linked to a check-counterfeiting scheme that led to criminal charges against her coach and former boyfriend Montgomery. Documents showed that a $25,000 check made out to Jones was deposited in her bank account as part of the alleged multimillion-dollar scheme. Prosecutors alleged that funds were sent to Jones's track coach, 1976 Olympic gold medalist Steve Riddick, in Virginia, then funneled back to New York through a network of "friends, relatives and associates." Riddick was arrested in February on money-laundering charges. According to the indictment and subsequent documents filed with the court, the link to Jones was made through one of Riddick's business partners, Nathaniel Alexander.

On October 5, 2007, Jones pleaded guilty to making false statements to IRS Special Agent Jeff Novitzky leading the ongoing BALCO investigation in California. Jones claimed she had never taken performance-enhancing drugs. "That was a lie, your honor", she said from the defense table. The federal government, through grand juries, had been investigating steroid abuse since 2003.

Jones also pleaded guilty to making false statements about her knowledge of a check-cashing scheme to New York U.S. Department of Homeland Security Special Agent Erik Rosenblatt, who has been leading a broad financial investigation that has already convicted Montgomery, sports agent Charles Wells, and her coach, Steve Riddick.

Criminal sentencing

Prosecutors told U.S. District Judge Kenneth Karas that any sentence between probation and six months' imprisonment would be fair (with the maximum penalty being five years in prison); Karas responded by seeking advice as to whether he could go beyond the six-month sentence. Meanwhile, Jones's lawyers asked that her penalty be limited to probation and community service, arguing, in part, that she had been punished enough by apologizing publicly, retiring from track and field, and relinquishing her five Olympic medals.

On January 11, 2008, Karas sentenced Jones to six months in jail for her involvement in the check fraud case and her use of performance-enhancing drugs. During the sentencing hearing, the judge admonished her, saying that she knew what she was doing and would be punished accordingly. "The offenses here are serious. They each involve lies made three years apart", Karas said, adding that Jones's actions were "not a one-off mistake...but a repetition in an attempt to break the law."

Jones was ordered to surrender on March 15, 2008. She reported four days early, on March 11, at the Federal Medical Center, Carswell prison in Fort Worth and was assigned Federal Bureau of Prisons register no. 84868–054. She was released from prison on September 5, 2008.

Statistics

Track and field

Personal bests

Individual achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Result
Representing the  United States
1992	World Junior Championships	Seoul, South Korea	5th	100m	11.58 (wind: +0.3 m/s)
			7th	200m	24.09 (wind: +0.3 m/s)
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	44.51
1997	IAAF World Championships	Athens, Greece	1st	100 m	10.83
			10th	Long jump	6.63 m
1998	IAAF World Cup	Johannesburg, South Africa	1st	100 m	10.65A
			1st	200 m	21.62A
			2nd	Long jump	7.00A (22' 11¾")
1999	IAAF World Championships	Sevilla, Spain	1st	100 m	10.70
			3rd	Long jump	6.83 (22 ft 5 in)
2000	2000 Summer Olympics	Sydney, Australia	dq	100 m	10.75
			dq	200 m	21.84
			dq	Long jump	6.92 (22' 8½")
2001	IAAF World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	dq	100 m	10.85
			dq	200 m	22.39
2002	IAAF World Cup	Madrid, Spain	dq	100 m	10.90
2004	2004 Summer Olympics	Athens, Greece	dq	Long jump	6.85 m
			dq	4 × 100 m	DNF

• The United States Anti-Doping Agency stripped Jones of every single medal, point and result received after September 1, 2000, after she admitted to using performance-enhancing steroids prior to the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Awards

• World Athletics Awards

World Athlete of the Year (Women): 1997, 1998

WNBA

Regular season

North Carolina

Source:

Notes

1. Teammate Kelli White was later found to have used performance-enhancing drugs and the IAAF disqualified the team.

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External links

• Career statistics and player information from WNBA.com and Basketball Reference 
• Marion Jones at World Athletics
• Marion Jones at IMDb
• New York Times Topic: People: Marion Jones
• 10-05-2007 Federal Plea Bargain Agreement
• 12-28-2007 Marion Jones's Legal Filing Requesting Parole
• Complete text, audio, video of Marion Jones-Thompson apology speech
• California State Records before 2000
• "Profiles in Speed: Marion Jones". Top Speed. 2003. Archived from the original on January 23, 2008. Retrieved January 13, 2008.

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Awards Preceded bySvetlana Masterkova Women's Track & Field Athlete of the Year 1997–1998 Succeeded byGabriela Szabo Preceded byMarie-José Pérec Women's Track & Field ESPY Award 1998–2002 Succeeded byGail Devers Preceded byGabriela Szabo Women's Track & Field Athlete of the Year 2000 Succeeded byStacy Dragila Preceded byInaugural Awarded World Sportswoman of the Year 2000 Succeeded byCathy Freeman Preceded byJenny Thompson USOC Sportswoman of the Year 2000 Succeeded byJennifer Capriati Achievements Preceded byMarie-José Pérec Mary Onyali Women's 200 m Best Year Performance 1997–1998 Succeeded byInger Miller Preceded byLyudmila Galkina Women's Long Jump Best Year Performance 1998 Succeeded byMaurren Higa Maggi Preceded byInger Miller Women's 200 m Best Year Performance 2000 Succeeded byDebbie Ferguson LaTasha Jenkins v t e Gatorade High School Track and Field Athlete of the Year Boys 1986: Eric Mastalir 1987: Kamy Keshmiri 1988: Art Skipper 1989: Dion Bentley 1990: Brent Noon 1991: Bryan Bronson 1992: Sheddric Fields 1993: Charles Mitchell 1994: Andre Scott 1995: Michael Stember 1996: Michael Granville 1997: Sharif Karie 1998: Jon Stevens 1999: Jake Freeman 2000: Donald Sage 2001: Alan Webb 2002: Brendan Christian 2003: Kerron Clement 2004: Jason Richardson 2005: Ryan Whiting 2006: David Klech 2007: Bryshon Nellum 2008: German Fernandez 2009: Curtis Beach 2010: Sam Crouser 2011: Gunnar Nixon 2012: Abraham Hall 2013: Trayvon Bromell 2014: Trentavis Friday 2015: Michael Norman 2016: Michael Norman 2017: Armand Duplantis 2018: Anthony Schwartz 2019: Matthew Boling 2020: Nico Young 2021: Hobbs Kessler 2022: Cade Flatt 2023: Issam Asinga 2024: Christian Miller Girls 1986: Yolanda Johnson 1987: Janeene Vickers 1988: Chryste Gaines 1989: Angela Burnham 1990: Melissa Weis 1991: Marion Jones 1992: Marion Jones 1993: Marion Jones 1994: Suzy Powell 1995: Joanna Hayes 1996: Kim Mortensen 1997: Kinshasa Davis 1998: Angela Williams 1999: Stacy Martin 2000: Monique Henderson 2001: Ychlindria Spears 2002: Sanya Richards 2003: Allyson Felix 2004: Shalonda Solomon 2005: Brittany Daniels 2006: Bianca Knight 2007: Emily Pendleton 2008: Chanelle Price 2009: Anna Jelmini 2010: Ashton Purvis 2011: Amy Weissenbach 2012: Shelbi Vaughan 2013: Kendell Williams 2014: Raven Saunders 2015: Candace Hill 2016: Sydney McLaughlin 2017: Sydney McLaughlin 2018: Katelyn Tuohy 2019: Jasmine Moore 2020: Taylor Ewert 2021: Sydney Thorvaldson 2022: Juliette Whittaker 2023: Angelina Napoleon 2024: Sadie Engelhardt v t e Laureus World Sports Award for Sportswoman of the Year 2000: Marion Jones* 2001: Cathy Freeman 2002: Jennifer Capriati 2003: Serena Williams 2004: Annika Sörenstam 2005: Kelly Holmes 2006: Janica Kostelić 2007: Yelena Isinbayeva 2008: Justine Henin 2009: Yelena Isinbayeva 2010: Serena Williams 2011: Lindsey Vonn 2012: Vivian Cheruiyot 2013: Jessica Ennis 2014: Missy Franklin 2015: Genzebe Dibaba 2016: Serena Williams 2017: Simone Biles 2018: Serena Williams 2019: Simone Biles 2020: Simone Biles 2021: Naomi Osaka 2022: Elaine Thompson-Herah 2023: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce 2024: Aitana Bonmatí * Since this award, Jones has admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs. Her award has been rescinded. v t e World Athlete of the Year (women) 1988: Florence Griffith Joyner (USA) 1989: Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB) 1990: Merlene Ottey (JAM) 1991: Katrin Krabbe (GER) 1992: Heike Henkel (GER) 1993: Sally Gunnell (GBR) 1994: Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) 1995: Gwen Torrence (USA) 1996: Svetlana Masterkova (RUS) 1997: Marion Jones (USA) 1998: Marion Jones (USA) 1999: Gabriela Szabo (ROM) 2000: Marion Jones (USA) 2001: Stacy Dragila (USA) 2002: Paula Radcliffe (GBR) 2003: Hestrie Cloete (RSA) 2004: Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) 2005: Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) 2006: Sanya Richards (USA) 2007: Meseret Defar (ETH) 2008: Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) 2009: Sanya Richards (USA) 2010: Blanka Vlašić (CRO) 2011: Sally Pearson (AUS) 2012: Allyson Felix (USA) 2013: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (JAM) 2014: Valerie Adams (NZL) 2015: Genzebe Dibaba (ETH) 2016: Almaz Ayana (ETH) 2017: Nafissatou Thiam (BEL) 2018: Caterine Ibargüen (COL) 2019: Dalilah Muhammad (USA) 2020: Yulimar Rojas (VEN) 2021: Elaine Thompson-Herah (JAM) 2022: Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (USA) 2023: Faith Kipyegon (KEN) 2022: Yulimar Rojas (VEN) 2022: Tigst Assefa (ETH) 2024: Sifan Hassan (NED) v t e World champions in women's 100 metres 1983: Marlies Göhr (GDR) 1987: Silke Gladisch (GDR) 1991: Katrin Krabbe (GER) 1993: Gail Devers (USA) 1995: Gwen Torrence (USA) 1997: Marion Jones (USA) 1999: Marion Jones (USA) 2001: Zhanna Pintusevich (UKR) 2003: Torri Edwards (USA) 2005: Lauryn Williams (USA) 2007: Veronica Campbell (JAM) 2009: Shelly-Ann Fraser (JAM) 2011: Carmelita Jeter (USA) 2013: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (JAM) 2015: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (JAM) 2017: Tori Bowie (USA) 2019: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (JAM) 2022: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (JAM) 2023: Sha'Carri Richardson (USA) v t e World champions in women's 4 × 100 metres relay 1983: Silke Gladisch, Marita Koch, Ingrid Auerswald, Marlies Oelsner-Göhr (GDR) 1987: Alice Brown, Diane Williams, Florence Griffith Joyner, Pam Marshall (USA) 1991: Dahlia Duhaney, Juliet Cuthbert, Beverly McDonald, Merlene Ottey, Merlene Frazer (JAM) 1993: Olga Bogoslovskaya, Galina Malchugina, Natalya Pomoshchnikova-Voronova, Irina Privalova, Marina Trandenkova (RUS) 1995: Celena Mondie-Milner, Carlette Guidry, Chryste Gaines, Gwen Torrence, D'Andre Hill (USA) 1997: Chryste Gaines, Marion Jones, Inger Miller, Gail Devers (USA) 1999: Savatheda Fynes, Chandra Sturrup, Pauline Davis-Thompson, Debbie Ferguson, Eldece Clarke-Lewis (BAH) 2001: Melanie Paschke, Gabi Rockmeier, Birgit Rockmeier, Marion Wagner (GER) 2003: Patricia Girard-Léno, Muriel Hurtis, Sylviane Félix, Christine Arron (FRA) 2005: Angela Daigle, Muna Lee, Me'Lisa Barber, Lauryn Williams (USA) 2007: Lauryn Williams, Allyson Felix, Mikele Barber, Torri Edwards, Carmelita Jeter, Mechelle Lewis (USA) 2009: Simone Facey, Shelly-Ann Fraser, Aleen Bailey, Kerron Stewart (JAM) 2011: Bianca Knight, Allyson Felix, Marshevet Myers, Carmelita Jeter, Shalonda Solomon, Alexandria Anderson (USA) 2013: Carrie Russell, Kerron Stewart, Schillonie Calvert, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Sheri-Ann Brooks (JAM) 2015: Veronica Campbell Brown, Natasha Morrison, Elaine Thompson, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Sherone Simpson, Kerron Stewart (JAM) 2017: Aaliyah Brown, Allyson Felix, Morolake Akinosun, Tori Bowie, Ariana Washington (USA) 2019: Natalliah Whyte, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Jonielle Smith, Shericka Jackson, Natasha Morrison (JAM) 2022: Melissa Jefferson, Abby Steiner, Jenna Prandini, Twanisha Terry, Aleia Hobbs (USA) 2023: Tamari Davis, Twanisha Terry, Gabrielle Thomas, Sha'Carri Richardson, Tamara Clark, Melissa Jefferson (USA) v t e IAAF World / Continental Cup champions in women's 100 metres 1977: Marlies Göhr (GDR) 1979: Evelyn Ashford (USA) 1981: Evelyn Ashford (USA) 1985: Marlies Göhr (GDR) 1989: Sheila Echols (USA) 1992: Natalya Voronova (RUS) 1994: Irina Privalova (RUS) 1998: Marion Jones (USA) 2002: Tayna Lawrence (JAM) 2006: Sherone Simpson (JAM) 2010: Kelly-Ann Baptiste (TRI) 2014: Veronica Campbell Brown (JAM) 2018: Marie-Josée Ta Lou (CIV) v t e IAAF World / Continental Cup champions in women's 200 metres 1977: Irena Szewińska (POL) 1979–1981: Evelyn Ashford (USA) 1985: Marita Koch (GDR) 1989: Silke Möller (GDR) 1992: Marie-José Pérec (FRA) 1994: Merlene Ottey (JAM) 1998: Marion Jones (USA) 2002: Debbie Ferguson (BAH) 2006: Sanya Richards (USA) 2010: Aleksandra Fedoriva (RUS) 2014: Dafne Schippers (NED) 2018: Shaunae Miller-Uibo (BAH) v t e US National Championship winners in women's 100-meter dash 1923–1979 Amateur Athletic Union 1923–1924: Frances Ruppert 1925: Helen Filkey 1926: Rosa Grosse 1927–1928: Elta Cartwright 1929: Betty Robinson 1930: Stella Walsh 1931: Eleanor Egg 1932: Wilhelmina von Bremen 1933: Annette Rogers 1934: not held 1935–1936: Helen Stephens 1937: Claire Isicson 1938: Lula Hymes 1939: Olive Hasenfus 1940–1941: Jean Lane 1942: Alice Coachman 1943–1944: Stella Walsh 1945–1946: Alice Coachman 1947: Juanita Watson 1948: Stella Walsh 1949–1950: Jean Patton 1951: Mary McNabb 1952: Catherine Hardy 1953–1954: Barbara Jones 1955–1956: Mae Faggs 1957: Barbara Jones 1958: Margaret Matthews 1959–1962: Wilma Rudolph 1963: Edith McGuire 1964–1966: Wyomia Tyus 1967: Barbara Ferrell 1968: Margaret Bailes 1969: Barbara Ferrell 1970: Chi Cheng (TWN) * Iris Davis 1971: Iris Davis 1972: Alice Annum (GHA) * (3) Iris Davis 1973: Iris Davis 1974: Renaye Bowen 1975: Rosalyn Bryant 1976: Chandra Cheeseborough 1977: Evelyn Ashford 1978: Leleith Hodges (JAM) * Brenda Morehead 1979: Evelyn Ashford 1980–1992 The Athletics Congress 1980: Alice Brown 1981–1983: Evelyn Ashford 1984 Merlene Ottey (JAM) * Alice Brown 1985: Merlene Ottey (JAM) * Pam Marshall 1986: Pam Marshall 1987: Diane Williams 1988: Sheila Echols 1989: Dawn Sowell 1990: Michelle Finn 1991: Carlette Guidry 1992: Gwen Torrence 1993–present USA Track & Field 1993–1994: Gail Devers 1995–1996: Gwen Torrence 1997–1998: Marion Jones 1999: Inger Miller 2000: Marion Jones 2001–2002: Chryste Gaines 2003: Torri Edwards 2004: LaTasha Colander 2005: Me'Lisa Barber 2006: Lauryn Williams 2007: Torri Edwards 2008: Muna Lee 2009: Carmelita Jeter 2010: Allyson Felix 2011–2012: Carmelita Jeter 2013: English Gardner 2014: Tianna Bartoletta 2015: Tori Bowie 2016: English Gardner 2017: Tori Bowie 2018: Aleia Hobbs 2019: Teahna Daniels 2021: Javianne Oliver Notes OT: 1928, 1932, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event. 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Distance: The event was over 100 yards until 1927; from 1929 to 1931, 1955, 1957 to 1958, 1961 to 1962, 1965 to 1966, 1969 to 1970 and 1973 to 1974. v t e US National Championship winners in women's 200-meter dash 1926–1979 Amateur Athletic Union 1926: Frances Keddie 1927: Ellen Brough 1928: Florence Wright 1929: Maybelle Gilliland 1930–1931: Stella Walsh 1932–1933 Olive Hasenfus 1934: not held 1935: Helen Stephens 1936: Beverly Hobbs 1937: Gertrude Johnson 1938: Fanny Vitale 1939–1940: Stella Walsh 1941: Jean Lane 1942–1948: Stella Walsh 1949–1950: Nell Jackson 1951: Jean Patton 1952: Catherine Hardy 1953: Dolores Dwyer 1954–1956: Mae Faggs 1957: Isabelle Daniels 1958: Lucinda Williams 1959: Isabelle Daniels 1960: Wilma Rudolph 1961: Lacey O'Neal 1962–1963: Vivian Brown 1964–1965: Edith McGuire 1966: Wyomia Tyus 1967: Diana Wilson 1968: Wyomia Tyus 1969: Barbara Ferrell 1970: Chi Cheng (TWN) * Williomae Fergerson 1971: Raelene Boyle (AUS) * Kathie Lawson 1972: Alice Annum (GHA) * (3) Pamela Greene 1973: Mable Fergerson 1974: Alice Annum (GHA) * Fran Sichting 1975: Debra Armstrong 1976: Brenda Morehead 1977–1979: Evelyn Ashford 1980–1992 The Athletics Congress 1980: Karen Hawkins 1981: Evelyn Ashford 1982: Merlene Ottey (JAM) * Florence Griffith 1983: Evelyn Ashford 1984 Merlene Ottey (JAM) * (3) Pam Marshall 1985 Merlene Ottey (JAM) * Pam Marshall 1986–1987: Pam Marshall 1988: Gwen Torrence 1989: Dannette Young 1990: Grace Jackson (JAM) * Dannette Young 1991–1992: Gwen Torrence 1993–present USA Track & Field 1993: Gwen Torrence 1994: Carlette Guidry-White 1995: Gwen Torrence 1996: Carlette Guidry-White 1997: Inger Miller 1998–2000: Marion Jones 2001: LaTasha Jenkins 2002: Stephanie Durst 2003: Torri Edwards 2004–2005: Allyson Felix 2006: Rachelle Boone-Smith 2007–2009: Allyson Felix 2010: Connie Moore 2011: Shalonda Solomon 2012: Allyson Felix 2013: Kimberlyn Duncan 2014: Jeneba Tarmoh 2015: Jenna Prandini 2016: Tori Bowie 2017: Deajah Stevens 2018: Jenna Prandini 2019: Dezerea Bryant 2021: Gabrielle Thomas 2022: Abby Steiner Notes OT: 1928, 1932, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials in Olympic years, otherwise held as a discrete event. Distance:The event was over 220 yards until 1932, 1955, 1957-8, 1961-3, 1965-6, 1969-70 and 1973-4 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. v t e US National Championship winners in women's long jump 1923–1979 Amateur Athletic Union 1923: Helen Dinnehey 1924: Dorothy Walsh 1925: Helen Filkey 1926: Nellie Todd 1927: Eleanor Egg 1928: Elta Cartwright 1929: Nellie Todd 1930: Stella Walsh 1931: Babe Didrikson 1932: Nellie Todd 1933: Genevieve Valvoda 1934: Not held 1935: Etta Tate 1936: Mable Smith 1937–8: Lula Hymes 1939: Stella Walsh (POL) * Lula Mae Hymes 1940–41: Stella Walsh (POL) * Lucy Newell 1942–45: Stella Walsh (POL) * Rowena Harrison 1946: Stella Walsh (POL) * Lillian Young 1947: Lillie Purifoy 1948: Stella Walsh (POL) * Lillian Young 1949–50: Mabel Landry 1951: Stella Walsh (POL) * Nancy Phillips 1952–3: Mabel Landry 1954–5: Nancy Phillips 1956–9: Margaret Matthews 1960–2: Willye White 1963: Edith McGuire 1964–6: Willye White 1967: Pat Connolly 1968–70: Willye White 1971: Kim Attlesey 1972: Willye White 1973–75: Martha Watson 1976: Kathy McMillan 1977–8: Jodi Anderson 1979: Kathy McMillan 1980–1992 The Athletics Congress 1980–1: Jodi Anderson 1982–3: Carol Lewis 1984: Shonel Ferguson (BAH) 1985–6: Carol Lewis 1987: Jackie Joyner-Kersee 1988: Sheila Echols 1989: Claire Connor 1990–2: Jackie Joyner-Kersee 1993–present USA Track & Field 1993–6: Jackie Joyner-Kersee 1997–8: Marion Jones 1999: Dawn Burrell 2000: Marion Jones 2001: Jenny Adams 2002: Brianna Glenn 2003: Grace Upshaw 2004: Marion Jones 2005: Grace Upshaw 2006: Rose Richmond 2007: Grace Upshaw 2008–12: Brittney Reese 2013: Janay DeLoach Soukup 2014: Brittney Reese 2015: Tianna Bartoletta 2016: Brittney Reese 2017: Tianna Bartoletta 2018: Sha'Keela Saunders 2019: Brittney Reese 2021: Brittney Reese 2022: Quanesha Burks 2023-24: Tara Davis-Woodhall Notes OT: Since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials in Olympic years, otherwise held as a discrete event. 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. v t e 2000 USA Olympic track and field team Qualification 2000 United States Olympic trials (track and field) Men's track and road athletes Abdihakem Abdirahman Kenny Brokenburr (r) John Capel James Carter Curt Clausen Tony Cosey Mark Crear Mark Croghan Alan Culpepper Rod DeHaven Pascal Dobert Jon Drummond Philip Dunn Mark Everett Adam Goucher Maurice Greene Alvin Harrison Calvin Harrison (r) Bradley Hauser Floyd Heard Andrew Hermann Gabe Jennings Allen Johnson Curtis Johnson Michael Johnson Meb Keflezighi Rich Kenah Brian Lewis (r) Coby Miller Tim Montgomery (r) Antonio Pettigrew Jason Pyrah Nick Rogers Tim Seaman Michael Stember Angelo Taylor Eric Thomas Terrence Trammell Bernard Williams (r) Bryan Woodward Jerome Young (r) Men's field athletes Charles Austin Andy Bloom LaMark Carter Walter Davis Lance Deal Kenny Evans John Godina Breaux Greer Chad Harting Robert Howard Chris Huffins Nick Hysong Kip Janvrin Lawrence Johnson Nathan Leeper Melvin Lister Jud Logan Kevin McMahon Adam Nelson Tom Pappas Dwight Phillips Adam Setliff Savanté Stringfellow Anthony Washington Women's track and road athletes Andrea Anderson (r) Kim Batten Tonja Buford-Bailey Chen Yueling Christine Clark Hazel Clark Joetta Clark Diggs LaTasha Colander Michelle Collins Sharon Couch Shayne Culpepper Gail Devers Deena Kastor Elva Dryer Torri Edwards Chryste Gaines Sandra Glover Suzy Favor Hamilton Monique Hennagan Libbie Hickman Marion Jones Anne Marie Letko Debbi Lawrence Jearl Miles Clark Melissa Morrison-Howard Nanceen Perry Jennifer Rhines Passion Richardson (r) Michelle Rohl Amy Rudolph Marla Runyan Women's field athletes Amy Acuff Erin Aldrich Lynda Blutreich Dawn Burrell Shelia Burrell Jesseca Cross Karol Rovelto Stacy Dragila Dawn Ellerbe Nicole Gamble Marion Jones Kris Kuehl Melissa Mueller DeDee Nathan Amy Palmer Suzy Powell-Roos Connie Price-Smith Seilala Sua Kellie Suttle Teri Steer Shana Williams Coaches John Chaplin (men's head coach) Dick Booth (men's assistant coach) Dixon Farmer (men's assistant coach) Rob Johnson (men's assistant coach) John Moon (men's assistant coach) Jerry Quiller (men's assistant coach) Jay Silvester (men's assistant coach) Bubba Thornton (men's assistant coach) Karen Dennis (women's head coach) Sandy Fowler (women's assistant coach) Ernest Gregoire (women's assistant coach) Judy Harrison (women's assistant coach) Rita Somerlot (women's assistant coach) LaVerne Sweat (women's assistant coach) Mark Young (women's assistant coach) v t e 2004 USA Olympic track and field team Qualification 2004 United States Olympic trials (track and field) Men's track and road athletes Abdihakem Abdirahman Bennie Brazell Derrick Brew Tim Broe Dan Browne James Carter Curt Clausen Shawn Crawford Alan Culpepper Philip Dunn Kevin Eastler Anthony Famiglietti Robert Gary Justin Gatlin Maurice Greene Charlie Gruber Otis Harris Allen Johnson Jonathan Johnson Meb Keflezighi Daniel Lincoln Coby Miller John Nunn Darvis Patton Derrick Peterson Jonathon Riley Dathan Ritzenhein Grant Robison Khadevis Robinson Andrew Rock Duane Ross Tim Seaman Angelo Taylor Terrence Trammell Jeremy Wariner Alan Webb Bernard Williams Darold Williamson Kelly Willie Men's field athletes Kenta Bell Bryan Clay Walter Davis John Godina Breaux Greer Tora Harris Matt Hemingway Reese Hoffa A. 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Kruger Melvin Lister Timothy Mack Casey Malone Derek Miles John Moffitt Adam Nelson Jamie Nieto Tom Pappas James Parker Dwight Phillips Jarred Rome Toby Stevenson Paul Terek Ian Waltz Women's track and road athletes Hazel Clark Jearl Miles Clark LaTasha Colander Crystal Cox Shayne Culpepper Colleen De Reuck Lashinda Demus Gail Devers Elva Dryer Allyson Felix Shalane Flanagan Joanna Hayes Monique Henderson Monique Hennagan Sheena Tosta Marion Jones Deena Kastor Muna Lee LaShauntea Moore Melissa Morrison-Howard Kate Tenforde Jennifer Rhines Sanya Richards-Ross Moushaumi Robinson Marla Runyan Brenda Taylor Nicole Teter Carrie Tollefson DeeDee Trotter Teresa Vaill Angela Williams Lauryn Williams Women's field athletes Amy Acuff Stephanie Brown Shelia Burrell Stacy Dragila Laura Gerraughty Erin Gilreath Kristin Heaston Aretha Thurmond Chaunté Lowe Tiombe Hurd Jackie Jeschelnig Marion Jones Kim Kreiner Tiffany Lott-Hogan Anna Mahon Yuliana Pérez Michelle Perry Rose Richmond Jillian Schwartz Seilala Sua Kellie Suttle Grace Upshaw Tisha Waller Coaches — v t e North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball 1993–94 NCAA champions 00 Sylvia Crawley 20 Marion Jones 23 Charlotte Smith (MOP) 33 Lori Gear Head coach Sylvia Hatchell v t e Best Female Athlete ESPY Award winners 1993: Seles 1994: Krone 1995: Blair 1996: Lobo 1997: Van Dyken 1998: Hamm 1999: Holdsclaw 2000: Graf 2001: Jones 2002: V. Williams 2003: S. Williams 2004: Taurasi 2005: Sörenstam 2006: Sörenstam 2007: Mowatt 2008: Parker 2009: Liukin 2010: Vonn 2011: Vonn 2012: Griner 2013: S. Williams 2014: Rousey 2015: Rousey 2016: Stewart 2017: Biles 2018: Kim 2019: Morgan 2020: Award not given 2021: Osaka 2022: Ledecky 2023: Shiffrin 2024: Wilson v t e Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year 1931: Helene Madison 1932: Babe Didrikson Zaharias 1933: Helen Jacobs 1934: Virginia Van Wie 1935: Helen Wills 1936: Helen Stephens 1937: Katherine Rawls 1938: Patty Berg 1939: Alice Marble 1940: Alice Marble 1941: Betty Hicks 1942: Gloria Callen 1943: Patty Berg 1944: Ann Curtis 1945: Babe Didrikson Zaharias 1946: Babe Didrikson Zaharias 1947: Babe Didrikson Zaharias 1948: Fanny Blankers-Koen 1949: Marlene Hagge 1950: Babe Didrikson Zaharias 1951: Maureen Connolly 1952: Maureen Connolly 1953: Maureen Connolly 1954: Babe Didrikson Zaharias 1955: Patty Berg 1956: Pat McCormick 1957: Althea Gibson 1958: Althea Gibson 1959: Maria Bueno 1960: Wilma Rudolph 1961: Wilma Rudolph 1962: Dawn Fraser 1963: Mickey Wright 1964: Mickey Wright 1965: Kathy Whitworth 1966: Kathy Whitworth 1967: Billie Jean King 1968: Peggy Fleming 1969: Debbie Meyer 1970: Chi Cheng 1971: Evonne Goolagong 1972: Olga Korbut 1973: Billie Jean King 1974: Chris Evert 1975: Chris Evert 1976: Nadia Comăneci 1977: Chris Evert 1978: Nancy Lopez 1979: Tracy Austin 1980: Chris Evert 1981: Tracy Austin 1982: Mary Decker 1983: Martina Navratilova 1984: Mary Lou Retton 1985: Nancy Lopez 1986: Martina Navratilova 1987: Jackie Joyner-Kersee 1988: Florence Griffith Joyner 1989: Steffi Graf 1990: Beth Daniel 1991: Monica Seles 1992: Monica Seles 1993: Sheryl Swoopes 1994: Bonnie Blair 1995: Rebecca Lobo 1996: Amy Van Dyken 1997: Martina Hingis 1998: Pak Se-ri 1999: United States women's national soccer team 2000: Marion Jones 2001: Jennifer Capriati 2002: Serena Williams 2003: Annika Sörenstam 2004: Annika Sörenstam 2005: Annika Sörenstam 2006: Lorena Ochoa 2007: Lorena Ochoa 2008: Candace Parker 2009: Serena Williams 2010: Lindsey Vonn 2011: Abby Wambach 2012: Gabby Douglas 2013: Serena Williams 2014: Mo'ne Davis 2015: Serena Williams 2016: Simone Biles 2017: Katie Ledecky 2018: Serena Williams 2019: Simone Biles 2020: Naomi Osaka 2021: Candace Parker 2022: Katie Ledecky 2023: Simone Biles

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