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Esther Jones (born April 7, 1969) is a formersprinter who won an Olympic gold medal in the4 x 100 metres relay in1992 Barcelona.
Jones was born inChicago, Illinois, United States and ran track collegiately atLouisiana State University. She finished fourth in both the 100 m and 200 m at the 1988 World Junior Championships in Sudbury and won a bronze medal in the 4 x 100 m relay. She reached the semi-finals of the 200 metres at the1991 World Championships in Tokyo. At the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, she won a gold medal in the sprint relay, running the second leg. Her teammates wereEvelyn Ashford,Carlette Guidry andGwen 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 awind-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]
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