Marion Jones — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Won three gold and two bronze medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics (later stripped)
Played two seasons of professional basketball for the Tulsa Shock in the WNBA
Won the NCAA championship in 1994 with the North Carolina Tar Heels basketball team
Recipient of the Gatorade Player of the Year for track and field three years in a row
1997 graduate of the University of North Carolina (UNC)

Biography

Marion Lois Jones, born October 12, 1975, is an American former world champion track-and-field athlete and professional basketball player. She holds dual citizenship with the United States and Belize. Jones graduated from the University of North Carolina (UNC) in 1997.

Jones achieved significant athletic success, winning three gold medals and two bronze medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.