Marion is pictured above during the heats of the 100m at the 1999 World Championships
in Seville. She would go on to successfully defend her title in the final in a new championship
record time of 10.70 secs. Jones also won a bronze medal in the Long Jump,
her leap of 6.83m just 1cm clear of the 4th placed athlete Lyudmila Galkina.
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Women's 100m. Final
1999 World Athletics Championships
|
| 1. Marion Jones |
|
USA |
|
10.70 |
|
CR |
|
|
| 2. Inger Miller |
|
USA |
|
10.79 |
| 3. Ekater'ni Thanou |
|
GRE |
|
10.84 |
| 4. Zhanna Tarnopolskaya-Pintusevich |
|
UKR |
|
10.95 |
| 5. Gail Devers |
|
USA |
|
10.95 |
| 6. Christine Arron |
|
FRA |
|
10.97 |
| 7. Chandra Sturrup |
|
BAH |
|
11.06 |
| 8. Mercy Nku |
|
NGR |
|
11.16 |
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Women's Long Jump final
1999 World Athletics Championships
|
| 1. Niurka Montalvo |
|
ESP |
|
7.06m |
| 2. Fiona May |
|
ITA |
|
6.94m |
| 3. Marion Jones |
|
USA |
|
6.83m |
| 4. Lyudmila Galkina |
|
RUS |
|
6.82m |
| 5. Joanne Wise |
|
GBR |
|
6.75m |
| 6. Dawn Burrell |
|
USA |
|
6.74m |
| 7. Susen Tiedtke |
|
GER |
|
6.68m |
| 8. Maurren Higa Maggi |
|
BRA |
|
6.68m |
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