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Transcript: Profile: Olympian Marion Jones
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- September 29, 2000
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Profile: Olympian Marion Jones
Host: BOB EDWARDS
Time: 11:00 AM-12:00 Noon
BOB EDWARDS, host:
This is MORNING EDITION from NPR News. I'm Bob Edwards.
Marion Jones has failed in her attempt to become the first woman to
win five track and field gold medals in one Olympics. The American
track and field star finished third in the long jump today. NPR's
Tom Goldman is in Sydney.
What was Jones' problem, Tom?
TOM GOLDMAN reporting:
Bob, the problem was about three inches. That's how much distance
Germany's Heike Drechsler beat Marion Jones by to win the gold. For
Drechsler, it's her second Olympic gold medal. For Marion Jones,
it's the ...