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Lori Susan "Lolo" Jones[1][4][5] (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 gold at the 2008 World Athletics Final, beating the newly-crowned Olympic champion Dawn Harper with a time of 12.56. Jones is the American record holder in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 7.72.[6]
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 has competed in both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games.[7][8]
Personal information
Birth name Lori Susan Jones
Nationality American
Born August 5, 1982 (age 36)
Des Moines, Iowa[1]
Residence Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Weight 133 lb (60 kg)–160 lb (73 kg)[3][nb 1]
Sport
Sport Track and field, bobsledding
Event(s) 100 m hurdles
College team LSU
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 100 m
11.24 (Stuttgart 2006)
100 m hurdles
12.43 (2008 Olympic Games)
Medal record
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Women's athletics
Representing the United States
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Valencia 60 m hurdles
Gold medal – first place 2010 Doha 60 m hurdles
Continental Cup
Silver medal – second place 2010 Split 100 m hurdles
NACAC Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Costa Rica 100 m hurdles
Women's Bobsleigh
Representing United States
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 St. Moritz Mixed team
Personal life
Jones was named Lori at birth, after her mother, but said she started going by "Lolo" in order to differentiate the two on the telephone. Her mother claims that "Lolo" is what she called her daughter from birth.[1] She is of Native American, African-American, French, and Norwegian descent.[1] She is a devout Christian, and often prays before competitions and talks about her faith on Twitter.[39]
A 2005 graduate of Louisiana State University, Jones resides in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and is sponsored by Asics and Red Bull. In a 2012 segment on HBO's Real Sports, Jones said that she is a virgin, dates online, and struggles to maintain her virginity.[40] She said:
If there's virgins out there, I'm going to let them know, it's the hardest thing I've ever done in my life—harder than training for the Olympics, harder than graduating from college, has been to stay a virgin before marriage.[41][42]
Charitable contributions to Iowa
While visiting Des Moines for the Drake Relays, she made a surprise visit to her alma mater, Roosevelt High School, to deliver a pair of new Asics running shoes for each member of the school's track team. She also delivered a US$3,000 check to buy indoor practice hurdles and for improvements to repair the school's track surface.[43]
In July 2008, while back in Des Moines for a send-off ceremony before the 2008 Summer Olympics, Jones donated the US$4,000 prize from winning the 100-meter hurdles at the Olympic trials to Renee Trout, a single mother from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, who was hit by the Iowa flood of 2008. Asics and Oakley each matched Jones' $4,000 prize, bringing the total donation to $12,000.[44] After the sendoff ceremony, Jones flew with Trout to Cedar Rapids aboard a private jet provided by the Iowa Farm Bureau to tour the neighborhoods affected by the flood, including Trout's.[45]
In popular culture
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In October 2009, Jones posed semi-nude for The Body Issue of ESPN the Magazine. In 2012, she appeared on the cover of Outside magazine wearing a bathing suit made of strategically placed ribbon.[46]
Jones appeared as a guest on the June 25, 2012, episode of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.[47]
On August 19, 2013, Jones was announced as a cast member in the 2014 remake of the Left Behind movie series. She portrayed an airport gate attendant.[48]
On September 4, 2014, Jones was announced as one of the celebrities competing on the 19th season of Dancing with the Stars. She paired with professional dancer Keoikantse Motsepe.[49] On September 16, Jones was the first celebrity eliminated.
On July 13, 2016, Jones appeared as a special guest on Whose Line is it Anyway?.[citation needed]
In May 2017, Jones joined the cast of MTV's special mini-series The Challenge: Champs vs. Pros. She was eliminated in episode 6, raising $1,000 for her charity Hurdles of Hope.[citation needed]
Lolo Jones is the most followed U.S. track and field athlete on Twitter.[50][51]
In January 2019, Jones was one of the twelve houseguests competing on the second season of Celebrity Big Brother.[52][53]
Criticism
On August 4, 2012, Jones was criticized by Jeré Longman of The New York Times: "This [media attention paid to her] was based not on achievement but on her exotic beauty and on a sad and cynical marketing campaign."[54] Janice Forsyth, director of the International Centre for Olympic Studies[55] at the University of Western Ontario, compared her to tennis' Anna Kournikova,[54] who had never won a WTA Tour singles tournament but became well-known after appearing in numerous photo shoots and product advertisements. Jones rejected these criticisms, saying that her critics should be supporting the U.S. Olympic athletes, whereas instead they just "ripped me to shreds". Jones also stated that The New York Times did not do its research properly, since, unlike Kournikova, she had won several major races, including two world indoor titles and holding the indoor American record.[56]
The selection of Jones to the U.S. 2014 Winter Olympics bobsled team was criticized by some American bobsledders as happening due to her fame.[57][58] Curt Tomasevicz said, "It's hard for me to name one or two athletes that would completely agree with that decision."[57] Emily Azevedo, who was competing with Katie Eberling and Jones for a spot on the team, said: "I should have been working harder on gaining Twitter followers than gaining muscle mass."[57] Neither Eberling nor Azevedo blamed Jones for her selection.[57] United States Bobsled and Skeleton Federation CEO Darrin Steele defended the selection: "I haven't heard anyone making the argument about Lolo not being a better athlete right now, a better brakeman for the team. I don't think I've come across that one time. I've heard a lot about history and all that's nice. But who's going to provide the best results for the U.S. team in Sochi? That's the bottom line. And I'll have that debate with anyone who wants to have it.".[58] The team ended up in 11th place. Bobsledder Elana Meyers also defended the selection of Jones.[59][60]
Achievements
Personal bests
Event Time (seconds) Venue Date
55 meters hurdles 7.57 Cabuyao, Laguna, Philippines March 2, 2003
60 meters hurdles 7.72 Doha, Qatar March 13, 2010
100 meters hurdles 12.43 Beijing, China August 18, 2008
60 meters 7.29 Fayetteville, Arkansas, U.S. March 14, 2003
100 meters 11.24 Stuttgart, Germany September 10, 2006
All information from IAAF Profile[61]
Competition record
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing the United States
2004 NACAC U-23 Championships Sherbrooke, Canada 1st 100 m hurdles 13.05 (wind: +0.0 m/s)
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 43.63
2006 World Athletics Final Stuttgart, Germany 5th 100 m dash 11.24 (wind: -0.2 m/s)
6th 100 m hurdles 12.76 (wind: +0.6 m/s)
2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan 6th 100 m hurdles 12.62 (wind: -0.1 m/s)
2008 World Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 1st 60 m hurdles 7.80
Olympic Games Beijing, China 7th 100 m hurdles 12.72 (wind: +0.1 m/s)
World Athletics Final Stuttgart, Germany 2nd 100 m hurdles 12.56 (wind: +0.3 m/s)
2010 World Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 1st 60 m hurdles 7.72
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 4th 100 m hurdles 12.58 (wind: -0.2 m/s)
2015 NACAC Championships San José, Costa Rica 1st 100 m hurdles 12.63 w (wind: +4.1 m/s)
Notes
Jones weighs 133 pounds when competing in hurdles and 160 pounds when competing in bobsled.
Lolo Jones Quick Bio Info
Babe Name:
Lolo Jones
Aliases:
Lori Jones
Date of Birth:
August 5, 1982 (36 years old)
Place of Birth:
Des Moines
Country of Origin:
United States
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Active
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Grey
Hair Color:
Brown
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