American sprint queen who won five Olympic gold medals in Sydney 2000 before voluntarily returning them after admitting to taking performance-enhancing drugs, leaving a complicated legacy in the sport.
Marion Jones was America's dominant sprinting force at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, winning three gold medals and two bronze. However, her legacy was permanently tarnished when she admitted in 2007 to using performance-enhancing drugs, resulting in the forfeiture of all her medals and a prison sentence for lying to federal investigators. Her story is one of athletics' most cautionary tales about the cost of cheating.
Sprinting and long jump dominance, later doping scandal
How They Played
Explosive sprinter with exceptional acceleration and long jump ability
Lasting Impact
Talented sprinter whose achievements were tarnished by doping admissions