Marion Jones
Marion Jones
Equity through Infamy
This chapter explores the female track and field athlete Marion Jones’ fall from grace. Once seen as the country’s dream girl, Marion Jones’ involvement with performance-enhancing drugs caused her to lose her reputation as an athlete. It notes that Marion Jones’ fall also was a milestone for all female athletes: her fall from grace was taken equally without aggravation or mitigation for being a woman.
Keywords: athlete, field athlete, performance-enhancing drugs, Marion Jones, track and field
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