Lolo Jones
Jones at the 2010 Bislett Games
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| Birth name | Lori Susan Jones | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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August 5, 1982 Des Moines, Iowa |
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| Residence | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 133 lb (60 kg)–160 lb (73 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track & field, bobsledding | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 100 m hurdles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | LSU | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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100 m |
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100 m
11.24 (Stuttgart 2006)
100 m hurdles
Lori Susan "Lolo" Jones (born August 5, 1982) is an American hurdler and bobsledder who specializes in the 60 meter and 100 meter hurdles. She won three NCAA titles and garnered 11 All-American honors while at Louisiana State University. She won indoor national titles in 2007, 2008, and 2009 in the 60 meter hurdles, with gold medals at the World Indoor Championship in 2008 and 2010.
She was favored to win the 100 meter hurdles at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, but tripped on the penultimate hurdle, finishing in seventh place. She went on to win silver at the 2008 World Athletics Final. Jones is the American record holder in the 60 meter hurdles with a time of 7.72.
Jones also competes as a brakewoman on the U.S. national bobsled team. She won a gold medal in the mixed team event at the 2013 World Championships. She represented the U.S. at the 2014 Winter Olympics, making her one of the few athletes who have competed in both the Summer and Winter Olympic games.
Jones was born on August 5, 1982 in Des Moines, Iowa. She attended eight schools in eight years while her single mother, Lori, often held down two jobs to support her family of six. Jones' father spent most of her childhood in the Air Force and later in state prison. When Jones was in third grade, her family settled in the basement of a Des Moines Salvation Army church. During the summer when day camps were offered at the church, Jones would wake up early to avoid being teased by other kids if they found out she was living in the basement.
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