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- NAME: Marion Jones
- OCCUPATION: Basketball Player, Track and Field Athlete
- BIRTH DATE: October 12, 1975 (Age: 37)
- EDUCATION: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Los Angeles, California
- ZODIAC SIGN: Libra
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Marion Jones is an American athlete who, at the 2000 Olympic Games, became the first woman to win five track-and-field medals at a single Olympics.
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Born October 12, 1975, Los Angeles, California, Marion Jones is the first woman to win five track-and-field medals at a single Olympics. In 2006, Jones tested positive for a banned substance but was later cleared by a follow-up test. In 2007, however, she admitted to using banned substances and subsequently returned her Olympic medals.© 2013 A+E Networks. All rights reserved.
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