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Marion Jones

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Books

Contemporary Black Biography, Volume 21. Edited by Shirelle Phelps. "Marion Jones." Detroit: Gale Group, 1999.

Newsmakers 1998, Issue 4. "Marion Jones." Detroit: Gale Group, 1998.

Sports Stars, Series 1-4. "Marion Jones." Detroit: U•X•L, 1994-98.

Periodicals

"10 Greatest Women Athletes." Ebony (March 2002): 74.

"Breaking the Tape: Track: Marion Jones's Dream Ended in the Long-Jump Pit, but Her Five Medals Secured Her Place as Fastest Woman Alive." Newsweek (October 9, 2000): 54.

Deitsch, Richard, et al. "Scorecard." Sports Illustrated (December 30, 2002): 25.

Deitsch, Richard. "Speedy Learner." Sports Illustrated (January 14, 2002): 28.

Layden, Tim. "Ever Greene: Outrunning Injury as Well as a Brilliant New Challenger, Maurice Greene Claimed a Third 100-meter World Title, While Marion Jones Lost for the First Time in Four Years." Sports Illustrated (August 13, 2001): 44.



"Marion Jones and Tiger Woods Named AP Athletes of the Year for 2000." Jet (January 15, 2001): 53.

"Marion Jones Invincible in 200 Meters; Blacks Win National Titles." Jet (July 8, 2002): 52.

"Marion Jones, Tiger Woods and Pele Feted at Laureus Sports Awards in Monaco." Jet (June 12, 2000): 51.

"More Victory for Jones." Jet (July 19, 1999): 50.

"Parting Ways." Jet (June 25, 2001): 48.

"Record-Breaking Race." Jet (September 24, 2001): 52.

Reifer, Susan. "'There Is Nothing Stopping Me…Except Me': Marion Jones, the fastest woman on earth, takes on her toughest competitor ever." Sports Illustrated Women (September 1, 2002): 90.

Starr, Mark. "Whatever Happened to…? After Sydney, Marion Jones Searches for the Limelight." Newsweek (August 6, 2001): 53.

Other

2002 ESPY Awards. http://www.espn.go.com/espy2002/ (July 11, 2002).

Ledbetter, D. Orlando. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Online. http://www.jsonline.com/ (October 1, 2000).

"Marion Jones' Final Count: Three Golds, Two Bronzes." SportsLine.com Wire Reports. http://cbs.sportsline.com/ (October 1, 2000).

"Project Promotes Immunization, Right to Play, for Children; Dorothy Hamill, Marion Jones, Team Up With Olympic Aid and the Vaccine Fund." PR Newswire. http://galenet.galegroup.com/ (February 6, 2002).

Sports Illustrated Scrapbook. "Marion Jones." CNN Sports Illustrated. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/ (January 22, 2003).

U.S.A. Track & Field. "Marion Jones." http://www.usatf.org/athletes/ (January 23, 2003).

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