Esther Jones (athlete)

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Esther Jones
Personal information
BornApril 7, 1969 (1969-04-07) (age 54)
Chicago, Illinois
, U.S.
Medal record
Women’s
athletics
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona 4x100 m relay
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Barcelona 4x100 m relay
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1989 Duisburg 4x100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Duisburg 200 metres
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Sudbury 4x100 m relay

Esther Jones (born April 7, 1969) is a former sprinter who won an Olympic gold medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay in 1992 Barcelona.

Jones was born in

Carlette Guidry and Gwen Torrence
.

Jones' best legal times are 11.11 secs (July 1991) in the 100 metres, set in Rhede, and 22.47 secs (May 1992) in the 200 metres, set in San José.[1] In the 100 m, she also ran a wind-aided 10.99 (+5.2) in Eugene (June 1991) and an 11.09 at altitude in El Paso (April 1994), with no wind gauge.[2]

Her nephew, Trey McKinney-Jones, is a professional basketball player.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Women's 200 m". Track & Field all-tile lists. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Women's 100 m non legal". Track & Field all-time lists. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Trey McKinney-Jones Profile". Miami Hurricanes. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2015.

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