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M A R I O N   J O N E S
Age: 28 Hometown: Los Angeles, Calif.
Event: Long jump
The Drama: "Super Marion" aimed for five gold medals and won three. Giving birth last year and then becoming embroiled in doping allegations has depleted her physically and emotionally; she failed to qualify in the 100 and 200 m, events she won in Sydney. A slot could open for her in the 100—if a teammate is disqualified for doping.
The Competition: Jones' long-jump mark at the trials was her best in six years (she won the bronze in 2000). Two Russians, Irina Simagina and Anna Pyatykh, will try to shut out Jones.
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FROM THE AUG. 8, 2004 ISSUE OF TIME MAGAZINE; POSTED SUNDAY, AUG. 1, 2004

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