Marion Jones

Marion Lois Jones born October 12 1975 also known as Marion JonesThompson is an American former world champion trackandfield athlete and former professional basketball player She won three gold medals and two bronze medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney Australia but was later stripped of her medals after admitting to lying to federal investigators about her use of performanceenhancing drugs Jones was one of the most famous athletes to be linked to the BALCO scandal The performanceenhancing substance usage scandal covered more than 20 toplevel athletes including Joness exhusband shot putter CJ Hunter She played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels where she won the NCAA championship in 1994 She later played two season of professional basketball in the Womens National Basketball Association as point guard for the Tulsa Shock She appeared in season 3 of Special Forces Worlds Toughest Test where she was medically withdrawn during the third episode