Lolo Jones
100m
11.24 (Stuttgart 2006)
100m hurdles
| Women's athletics | ||
|---|---|---|
| Competitor for the United States | ||
| World Indoor Championships | ||
| Gold | 2008 Valencia | 60 m hurdles |
| Gold | 2010 Doha | 60 m hurdles |
| Continental Cup | ||
| Silver | 2010 Split | 100 m hurdles |
| Women´s Bobsleigh | ||
| Competitor for United States | ||
| World Championships | ||
| Gold | 2013 St. Moritz | Mixed team |
Lori "Lolo" Jones (born August 5, 1982) is an American track and field and bobsled athlete who specializes in the 60 and 100 meter hurdles. She won three NCAA titles and garnered 11 All-American honors while at LSU. She won indoor national titles in 2007, 2008 and 2009 in the 60 m hurdles, with gold medals at the World Indoor Championship in 2008 and 2010.
She was favored to win the 100 m 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 60m hurdles with a time of 7.72.
Jones also competes as a brakeman on the U.S. national bobsled team. She won a gold medal in the mixed team event at the 2013 World Championships.
Read more about Lolo Jones: Early Years and High School Career, Collegiate Career, Bobsledding, Personal Life, In Popular Culture, Criticism
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