Marion Jones

Marion Jones (born the October 12th 1975 with Los Angeles) is a American athlete of origin belizienne. The October 5th 2007, it admits having taken Stéroïde S at least starting from 1999, and that makes him lose the 5 Olympic medals (3d' but, 2 of bronze) acquired since this date just as the medals of the championships of the world of 2001.

Sporting career

Basketball

Excellent at the same time in athletics and Basketball, Marion Jones concentrated nevertheless on the tennis shoe and gained the championship NCAA with the North Carolina Tar Heels, the team of the university of North Carolina. Following a wound, it could not be selected by the American national team for the Olympic Games of summer of 1996 and consequently decided to concentrate on the athletics.

Athletics

It gained one year later, its first major title by gaining the 100 m with the Championnats of the world of athletics of 1997 with Athens. It also finished 10th in Long jump.

To the championships of the world of 1999, it aimed at the master key of four gold medals. After successes on the 100 m and a bronze medal in length, it was wounded at the time of the 200 m and could not take part in 4 X 100 Mr. In 2001, it obtained “only” the money medal, having been beaten by the Ukrainian Zhanna Pintusevich-Block at the time of the 100 m, it was besides its first not-gained race of the year. It gained then the 200 m and 4 X 100 Mr.

At the time of the Olympic Games of summer of 2004 with Athens, Jones aimed four gold medals again. But this time, it failed and did not gain any gold medal.

Personal life

Marion Jones was married with the launcher of American weight C.J. Hunter, which was trainer with the Université of North Carolina. This last was controlled positive with the Nandrolone in 2000 and was banished Olympic Games of summer of 2000. The scandal which followed also implied Marion Jones. They divorced one year later.

In 2003, it gave birth to a boy, Tim Jr., whose father is Tim Montgomery, former recordman of the 100 m, also implied to him in the business BALCO. This pregnancy prevented Marion Jones from taking part in the championships of the world in 2003.

Marion Jones married the February 24th 2007 the Barbadian Sprinteur Obadele Thompson.

According to the Los Angeles Times (edition of Saturday June 23rd 2007), the athlete would be completely ruined, having wasted the million dollars gained thanks to his sporting exploits. Several of its real estate were the subject of legal seizures to purify its debts.

Doping

Even if the doping of Marion Jones forever officially proven, the doubts and suspicions tarnished the glare of its performances especially starting from second half of its career, after the birth of his/her son in 2003. The first doubts appeared as of September 1992; on this date, it avoided a suspension for not-presentation with an unexpected control, it had then pretexted that neither its trainer nor it had been informed. In September 2000, at the time of the Olympic Games of summer of 2000 of Sydney, his/her husband C.J. Hunter is convinced of doping and it gives its support in a press conference to him, but their marriage does not resist this shock.

After having left his trainer Trevor Graham, character very discussed in the medium of the athletics because of the great number of his athletes convinced of doping, his collaboration, like that of his companion Tim Montgomery, with the ex-trainer of Ben Johnson, Charlie Francis, causes a scandal which forces them to put a term at it.

After the revelations on the Balco business, she is heard by the Grand federal Jury of San Francisco, Victor Conte having affirmed that he had been the nutritionnist of Marion Jones of August 2000 at October 2001.

Then in 2004, it admits having used products of the Balco laboratory, but only of the authorized food supplements. Little time after, its ex-husband states to have seen his wife injecting itself of EPO and THG. Lastly, at the end of the year, it is again Victor Conte who, during a televised interview, states to have provided him Insuline, growth hormones, EPO and THG during the preparation for the Plays of 2000. Marion Jones deposits then felt sorry for slandering. This litigation will be regulated in February 2006 by a friendly agreement between the two parts, agreement whose arrangements are held secret.

In December 2005, the father of its child, Tim Montgomery, itself is convinced of doping without to be controlled positive, then suspended two years, its world records are withdrawn from the shelves.

Lastly, in August 2006, during a control anti-doping during the championships of the United States in June, the sample has of the athlete appeared positive with the EPO, but the analysis of the sample B (negative) will clear it.

The October 4th 2007, the Washington Post reveals the existence of a letter of Marion Jones to his close relations in whom she acknowledges the use of Stéroïde S of 1999 with 2002. Monday October 8th, after having acknowledged in front of the press to be itself doped with the steroids during the two years having preceded the OJ by Sydney in 2000, Marion Jones returns his medals acquired to Sydney (3 gold medals and 2 of bronze).

International prize list

Olympic Games

Olympic Games of summer of 2000: the five medals (3 gold and 2 bronze) which it had gained were withdrawn to him for reason of doping. They will be given to the athletes following it.

Championships of the world

Championships of the world of athletics 1997

Gold medal to the 100 m
Gold medal on the relay 4x100 m

Championships of the world of athletics 1999

Gold medal to the 100 m
Bronze medal in length

Championships of the world of athletics 2001: the three following medals were withdrawn to him for doping, the title out of relay had already been lost before its consents because of the disqualification for doping of relayeuse Kenny White.

Gold medal to the 200 m
Gold medal with the 4x100 m
Medal of money to the 100 m

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