BALCO founder Victor Conte maintained he had seen Jones inject herself with steroids, as did her ex-husband. NEW YORK - JANUARY 11: Marion Jones (L) walks with her husband Obadele Thompson after she leaves court January 11, 2008 in White Plains, New York. I truly hope that people will learn from my mistakes.. Their parents might have told them something. I'm excited to see the final cut of the show because I'm excited where I am at now. Karas did not specifically mention that evidence, but he said he took the matter of performance-enhancing drugs seriously. I got cut in 2011. Jones said she worked out on the treadmill up until two days before she gave birth and was back in her running shoes by October. Marion was released from prison on September 5, 2008. Tilting the Level Playing Field? Hunter (m. 19982002). The CARIFTA Games is an annual Caribbean junior track and field championship that has produced notable Caribbean sprinters including Usain Bolt, Merlene Ottey and Pauline Davis-Thompson. Prosecutors recommended a sentence of zero to six months. But Jones passed another milestone three years later. "It's been a long process dealing with the backlash from his whole situation. Toler became a stay-at-home dad to Jones and her older half-brother, Albert Kelly, until his sudden death in 1987. behind Greene (9.87 sec.) They might have read something. She was selected the Gatorade Player of the Year for track and field three years in a row, once at Rio Mesa and twice at Thousand Oaks. Jones admitted she used steroids before the games in a recent letter to family and friends, The Washington Post reported Thursday. At the 1999 World Championships, Jones attempted to win four titles, but injured herself in the 200m after a gold in the 100m and a long jump bronze. I would be spending the rest of my life apologizing. Robert Siegel interviewed Marion Jones on All Things Considered in 1995. But when they hear me speak, they have their own opinion. And yet until 2007, Jones routinely deniedin almost every way possible and in almost any venue where the question aroseever being involved with performance enhancers in any way, shape, or form. Marion Jones' House in Austin, TX (Google Maps) - Virtual Globetrotting Where Is Marion Jones Now? It was her fastest time in almost four years. So besides speaking, what about your WNBA basketball career? Internationally, Thompson successfully defended his title in the 100 m at the Senior CAC Championships in Guatemala, while adding the 200 m title in a new championship record of 20.49 sec., which was the third-fastest time by a junior athlete that season.
