American · Bell, USA · Born 12 October 1975Sydney 2000 medals later stripped following doping admission.
Marion Jones left the 2000 Sydney Olympics as the most celebrated female sprinter in history, holding five medals — three gold — and spent the next seven years denying she had used performance-enhancing drugs before admitting in federal court that she had, losing every medal and serving six months in prison for perjury.. She was stripped of all five Olympic medals, served six months in federal prison for perjury and an unrelated bank-fraud charge, and has since spoken publicly about her fall from grace, working as a coach and motivational speaker on resilience and second chances.
Sprinter (100m/200m)
How They Played
Explosive sprinter with exceptional acceleration and long jump ability
Lasting Impact
Talented sprinter whose achievements were tarnished by doping admissions
Career Honours
- Olympic medals (3 gold, 2 bronze) from Sydney 2000 stripped in 2007
American Athletes