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Article: Of course, it had to end this way for Marion Jones.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
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- August 28, 2004
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Byline: Mike DeArmond
ATHENS _ Of course it had to end this way for Marion Jones.
The one-time queen of American track and field finished fifth in the Olympic long jump.
And then she kept reaching, reaching, reaching to complete a relay handoff that wasn't completed until both she and Lauryn Williams were beyond the legal reaches of the baton transfer zone. The gold-medal-cinch U.S. women's 4x100-meters relay squad never even crossed the finish line.
"When I woke up this morning this was not the way I figured the day would end," said Jones.
Why not? Everything else about this summer of the 2004 Olympics had snapped like a ...
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ATHENS, GREECE -- Marion Jones of the United States, left, ...
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... ... PHOTO BY JULIAN GONZALEZ/DETROIT FREE PRESS (August 27) ATHENS, GREECE -- Marion Jones of the United States, left, misses a handoff to teammate Lauryn Williams in the 4x100-meter relay at the 2004 Olympic Games on Friday, August 27 ...
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