Jones pulled away from a strong 100-meter hurdles field at the U.S. Olympic Trials, winning in a wind-aided time of 12.29 seconds. She was primed to take the gold in Beijing before striking the ninth hurdle and stumbling to a seventh-place finish.
Indoor honors:
Jones has won the 2007 and 2008 U.S. Indoor 60-meter hurdles titles with identical times of 7.88 seconds. She won the 2008 Indoor World Championship in 7.80.
School days:
Jones won three NCAA championships (two in the 4 x 100 relay, one in the indoor 60-meter hurdles) to lead LSU to four NCAA team titles (three indoors).
Jones meets world:
Jones, who is of French, African-American, Native American and Norwegian descent, competed in her first World Outdoor Championships in 2007 after placing third in the 100 hurdles at the U.S. Championships. Jones reached the final at Osaka and finished sixth in 12.62.
The stats:
- Height: 5-9
- Weight: 150
- Age: 26
- Birth date: August 5, 1982
- Hometown: Des Moines, Iowa
- World Championships: One
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