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At the Sydney Games, Marion Jones strove to become the first person ever to win five gold medals in track and field at a single Olympics, making headlines for simply believeing she could do it. Get the full story of this amazing runner’s race for the record, from her childhood dreams of gold medals to her tough choice between two sports and her determined drive to become the fastest woman in the world.
Race for the record!
At the Sydney Games, Marion Jones strove to become the first person everto win five gold medals in track and field at a single Olympics, makingheadlines for simply believeing she could do it. Driven to succeed at avery early age, Marion won multiple titiles at the Junior NationalChampionships and set a junior record in the 200 meters. A multisportathlete, she helped lead the University of North Carolina women’sbasketball team to a national championship during her freshman year andalso competed in track and field, until an injury forced her toreevaluate her priorities.
Refocused on her track career, Marion quickly became the woman to beat,racking up an impressive thirty-five wins of the thiry-six events sheentred in 1998. And after another injury sidelined her hopes of winningfour gold medal at the 1999 World Championships, marion fought back inthe 2000 season and is once again dominating the field.
Get the full story of this amazing runner’s race for the record, fromher childhood dreams of gold medals to her tough choice between twosports and her determined drive to become the fastest woman in theworld.
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