Olympian can refer to:

Magic and mythology[link]

• One of the Twelve Olympians
• One of the seven spirits described in Arbatel de magia veterum

Sport[link]

• A participant in the Olympic Games

Technology[link]

• Leyland Olympian, double decker bus
• Volvo Olympian, double decker bus
• Volvo Olympian (low-floor), also known as Volvo B9TL
• Olympian (passenger train), a train operated by The Milwaukee Road between Chicago and Seattle
• Olympian Hiawatha, the train that replaced the Olympian
• Olympian (sidewheeler) A large sidewheel steamboat that operated on Puget Sound, the Columbia River and other parts of the Pacific northwest from about 1884 to 1890
• Olympian (typeface), a typeface designed in 1970 by Matthew Carter

Newspapers[link]

• The Olympian, a daily newspaper based in Olympia, Washington

Fiction[link]

• Olympians (Marvel Comics)
• Olympian (comics), a superhero from DC Comics

Music[link]

• Olympian (album), an album by British rock band Gene

Places[link]

• Olympian High School a new high school in Chula Vista, California

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Gabrielle Douglas
Nickname(s)	Gabby, Brie
Country represented	United States
Hometown	Virginia Beach, Virginia
Discipline	Women's artistic gymnastics
Level	Senior International
Years on national team	2010-2011
Gym	Chow's Gymnastics and Dance Institute
Head coach(es)	Liang Qiao
Medal record Competitor for  United States World Championships Gold 2011 Tokyo Team Pacific Rim Championships Gold 2012 Everett Team Gold 2012 Everett Uneven Bars

Gabrielle Douglas (born 31 December 1995) is an elite artistic gymnast who is a two-time member of the U.S. National Gymnastics Team and was a member of the U.S. team that won the gold medal in the team finals at the 2011 World Gymnastics Championships in Tokyo, Japan.^[1]

In 2010, she moved from Virginia to West Des Moines, Iowa to live with a host family so she could train with Liang Chow, who is the coach of 2008 Olympic balance beam champion Shawn Johnson.

Douglas started gymnastics when she was 6 years old, after her sister Arielle convinced her mother to let her do gymnastics. Gabby went on to earn the 2004 State Championship title in Virginia.

2010[link]

Douglas made her debut on the national scene at the 2010 Nastia Liukin SuperGirl Cup, a televised Level 10 meet held in Worcester, Massachusetts, where Douglas placed fourth all-around.^[2]

Her first elite meet was the 2010 CoverGirl Classic in Chicago, Illinois, where Douglas placed third on balance beam, 6th on vault and 9th all-around in the junior division.^[3]

At the 2010 U.S. Junior National Championships, Douglas won the silver medal on balance beam, placed fourth all-around and on vault, and tied for eighth on floor exercise.^[4]

In the 2010 Pan American Championships in Guadalajara, Mexico, Douglas won the uneven bars title, and she won a share of the U.S. team gold medal. She also placed fifth all-around.^[5]

2011[link]

In the 2011 City of Jesolo Trophy in Italy during March, Douglas won a share of the U.S. team gold medal. She also placed second on floor, tied for third on beam, and placed fourth in the all-around and on vault.^[6]

At the 2011 CoverGirl Classic in Chicago, Illinois, Douglas earned the silver medal on the uneven bars.^[7]

In St. Paul, Minnesota, at the 2011 National Championships, Douglas tied for third on bars and placed 7th all-around despite having major trouble on Balance Beam.^[8]

After two selection camps at the Karolyi Ranch in New Waverly, Texas, Douglas was named to the 2011 U.S. World Championships Team, scheduled for October in Tokyo, Japan.

In the preliminary round of competition at the 2011 World Championships, Douglas delivered a strong performance on every event, placing fifth (57.6570) all-around.^[9] Nonetheless, because teammates Jordyn Wieber (who placed second) and Alexandra Raisman (who placed fourth) notched higher finishes in the all-around, Douglas was ineligible to compete in the all-around final due to the "two [athlete] per country" rule. Douglas qualified to the uneven bars final with a sixth-place finish (14.866), with skills including a Tkatchev, a Pak salto and a full-twisting double-back dismount.^[10] Her skills on beam included a standing full and a tucked double back dismount. The U.S. team finished the preliminary round in first place (234.253), ahead of Russia (231.062), China (230.370) and Romania (227.228).^[11]

During the women's team final competition, Douglas contributed to the U.S. effort on uneven bars (14.733), where her skills included a Tkatchev and a tucked full-in dismount. The U.S. won the team gold medal (179.411) over second-place Russia (175.329) and third-place China (172.820).^[12] She also made the uneven bars finals where she placed 5th after suffering from an error during her routine.

2012[link]

Douglas continued to pursue her goal of making the Olympic Team in 2012 and appeared first on the leaderboard (61.032) at the conclusion of the AT&T American Cup at Madison Square Garden in March. She revealed an upgraded bar routine with a piked Tkatchev (15.633) and an Amanar (2 1/2 twisting Yurchenko) vault. Her beam routine included a standing full for a score of 15.100, and she scored 14.700 on floor,^[13] with a routine that included a triple twist and an arabian double front/leap combination.^[14] Douglas received the highest total all-around score in the women's competition, ahead of current world champion and compatriot Jordyn Wieber. Douglas, however, was an alternate who was not entered in the competition, so her scores did not count towards her winning the competition.

Later in March, she was part of the Gold winning USA team at the Pacific Rim Championships. She had a difficult first rotation, missing her hand on the vault table as she performed her Amanar vault. She amazingly managed to still complete two twists, but landed badly on her ankle ^[15]. She went on to perform a great routine on the Uneven Bars, but struggled on Beam. Trainers looking at her ankle decided that she should pull out of the final rotation ^[16] to prevent any further injury. She went onto compete in the Uneven Bars event final, winning Gold ahead of silver winning teammate, Kyla Ross. ^[17]

References[link]

External links[link]

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• Gabrielle Douglas on Twitter
• 'Brie & the Big Cheese' - Gabby's Family Blog

Jordyn Marie Wieber
Jordyn Marie Wieber
Personal information
Full name	Jordyn Marie Wieber
Nickname(s)	Jo
Country represented	United States
Born	(1995-07-12) July 12, 1995 (age 16) DeWitt, Michigan
Discipline	Women's artistic gymnastics
Level	Senior International Elite
Years on national team	2006 - present
Gym	Twistars Gymnastics
Head coach(es)	John and Kathryn Geddert
Choreographer	Kathryn Geddert
Medal record Competitor for  United States World Championships Gold 2011 Tokyo Team Gold 2011 Tokyo All-Around Bronze 2011 Tokyo Balance Beam Pacific Rim Championships Gold 2010 Melbourne Team Gold 2012 Everett Team Gold 2012 Everett All-Around Gold 2012 Everett Floor Visa Championships Gold 2008 Boston (Jr. Div.) All-Around Gold 2008 Boston (Jr. Div.) Vault Gold 2008 Boston (Jr. Div.) Floor Gold 2011 Saint Paul All-Around Gold 2011 Saint Paul Uneven Bars Gold 2011 Saint Paul Floor Silver 2007 San Jose (Jr. Div.) Vault(T) Silver 2007 San Jose (Jr. Div.) Balance Beam Silver 2008 Boston (Jr. Div.) Balance Beam Bronze 2007 San Jose (Jr. Div.) All-Around Bronze 2007 San Jose (Jr. Div.) Uneven Bars Bronze 2008 Boston (Jr. Div.) Uneven Bars Bronze 2011 Saint Paul Balance Beam U.S. Classic Gold 2008 Houston (Jr. Div.) All-Around Gold 2008 Houston (Jr. Div.) Vault Gold 2008 Houston (Jr. Div.) Uneven Bars Gold 2008 Houston (Jr. Div.) Balance Beam Gold 2008 Houston(Jr. Div.) Floor Silver 2007 Battle Creek (Jr. Div.) Vault(T) Silver 2007 Battle Creek (Jr. Div.) Balance Beam CoverGirl Classic Gold 2010 Chicago (Jr. Div.) All-Around Gold 2010 Chicago (Jr. Div.) Vault Gold 2010 Chicago (Jr. Div.) Uneven Bars Gold 2011 Chicago Uneven Bars Gold 2011 Chicago Balance Beam(T) Silver 2010 Chicago (Jr. Div.) Floor Secret U.S. Classic Gold 2012 Chicago Balance Beam(T)

Jordyn Marie Wieber (born July 12, 1995)^[1] is an artistic gymnast from USA. She is the 2011 All-Around World Champion, the 2011 U.S. Senior National Champion and the 2011 American Cup Champion. In 2012 she won the AT&T American Cup. She was also the 2008 U.S. Junior National Champion and the 2009 American Cup Champion.

Personal life[link]

Wieber was born in DeWitt, Michigan to Rita and David Wieber.^[2] She attends Dewitt High School and completes some classes online.

Gymnastics[link]

As well as being a USA National Team member from 2006–2011, Wieber was also a member of the 2002, 2004 and 2005 National TOPs teams.^{[citation needed]}

In 2006 she placed second at the JO Nationals. She then became elite and placed 9th in the AA at her first national championships.

In 2007 she placed 3rd all around at the US Championships in San Jose. In November she was named to the 2007 Jr. Pan American team and she traveled to Guatemala where team USA took first. She also earned a silver in the all around, gold on bars, gold on beam, and bronze on floor.

In February 2008 she earned a spot to compete at the Grand Prix Competition in Italy where helped earn Team USA a gold and also earned an AA gold. In March she was named to the Pacific Rim Competition, but scratched due to a mild ankle sprain. In May, she swept the 2008 US Classic winning all events. In June, Jordyn traveled to Boston, MA for the 2008 US Championships where she became the US Jr. National Champion. In November, she traveled to Belgium and competed in the Top Gym Competition where she earned gold medals in the AA, Bars, and Beam.

In 2009, she made what was probably her biggest accomplishment at the time, winning the Tyson American beating Olympian and soon-to-be World Champion Bridget Sloan. She sustained a hamstring injury, but was named to the 2009-2010 Junior National Team.

In 2010, Wieber returned at the Pacific Rim Championships in Melbourne, Australia. Her scores on all four events in the team competition (first among juniors for 3 events, second on one) contributed to the USA's team victory and the highest AA score out of junior and seniors at the competition. In addition, her scores gave her the junior AA gold with a 59.55, despite not throwing full difficulty because of rules precluding Gs from counting for juniors. In the followup event finals, Wieber earned golds on floor and bars and a silver on vault. A fall on beam reduced her to fourth on that event.^[3]

In July 2010, Wieber won the junior all around at the Cover Girl Classic Championships. Showing an Amanar, among a field with two other juniors doing so, she finished first on vault. She was also first on bars and second on floor exercise. She was sixth on the balance beam.^[4] During Day 1 of the 2010 VISA National Championships, Jordyn performed well on vault but fell on her tkatchev release on bars. Warming up for beam, she injured her ankle but tried competing on it anyway but with poor results. She fell three times and was very shaky, scoring a 10.3. She was not able to compete floor or for the duration of the rest of the two days of competition.

On February 19, 2011, Jordyn competed at the WOGA Classic. She placed 1st on bars and 5th on beam due to a fall. On March 5, 2011, Wieber competed in the 2011 AT&T American Cup, which was held as part of the FIG World Cup events, in Jacksonville, Florida and finished in first place for the all-around title, narrowly beating reigning World All Around Champion Aliya Mustafina of Russia. This was controversial, as under FIG World Cup rules, only those ranked highest in the previous World Championships are supposed to compete at the World Cup events. She competed an Amanar, or 2 1/2 twisting Yurchenko, on vault, scoring a 15.833. Then she went to the uneven bars and fell on her Tkatchev and scored a 13.900. She next went to beam and had a near perfect beam routine with a stuck dismount and scored 15.266. On floor she opened with a double twisting double back but stepped out of bounds, but then had a clean routine throughout the rest of it and scored 14.900.

Weiber next competed at City of Jesolo (Italy) Trophy 2011 on the 19th March 2011 where she was beaten into second place by fellow American, McKayla Maroney in the all-around.^[5]

On July 26, 2011, Wieber competed the CoverGirl Classic held in Chicago, Illinois, where she only competed on the uneven bars and the balance beam, placing 1st in both events (sharing gold with Alicia Sacramone on beam).

On August 20, 2011, Wieber won the 2011 Visa Championships by slightly more than six points over her nearest competitor, silver-medalist McKayla Maroney. Her AA score was the highest ever under the new scoring system (61.450). Wieber placed first on bars with a two-night score of 29.750,^[6] she won the floor title (29.9),^[7] and she placed third on beam (29.9).^[8]

For the week of October 7–16, she competed at the World Championships and won gold medals in the team event and in the individual all-around. Her all-around score was 59.382 and finished three-tenths of a point ahead of Russia's Viktoria Komova despite making errors on the uneven bars and floor routine. Wieber later competed on the uneven bars, finishing in fourth place. She collected a bronze medal on balance beam and placed sixth on the floor exercise.

Shortly after Worlds on October 31, Wieber announced that she was turning professional.

On March 3, 2012, Wieber won her third American Cup, at the 2012 AT&T American Cup over fellow national team members Alexandra Raisman and Gabrielle Douglas in Madison Square Garden, New York. Although Gabrielle Douglas scored the highest score for women's all-around in the competition, her results are not counted as she was an alternate. This led to Wieber claiming her third American Cup, and was her first meet of the 2012 season leading up to the 2012 Summer Olympics. Wieber placed first in the women's all-around (61.032) just 0.2 ahead of Alexandra Raisman (60.832), joint first on vault with Raisman (16.100), first on the uneven bars (14.833), second on the floor exercise (15.133) and joint second with Raisman on beam (14.966).

Later in March, Jordyn led the USA team to a Gold medal at the 2012 Kellogg's Pacific Rim Championships in Everett, Washington, as well as winning the Senior All-Around title. She went on to compete in the Beam and Floor finals where she placed 6th on beam and 1st on floor. ^[9]

Notable Skills On vault she performs a 2 1/2 twisting Yurchenko; on bars she performs a double layout (D) but in the past has performed a full twisting double layout (E) and a double-twisting double layout (G); on beam she performs a standing tucked full (F); and on floor she performs a difficult double-twisting double back (G).

Stretching prior to 2010 Pac Rims, Melbourne

References[link]

Lolo Jones

Lolo Jones at the 2008 Drake Relays
Personal information
Nationality	United States
Born	(1982-08-05) August 5, 1982 (age 29) Des Moines, Iowa USA[1]
Residence	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Height	175 centimetres (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Weight	65 kilograms (140 lb)[2]
Sport
Sport	Running
Event(s)	100 m hurdles
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100m: 11.24 s (Stuttgart 2006) 100m hurdles: 12.43 s (Beijing 2008)
Medal record Women's athletics Competitor for the United States World Indoor Championships Gold 2008 Valencia 60 m hurdles Gold 2010 Doha 60 m hurdles Continental Cup Silver 2010 Split 100 m hurdles

Lori Jones, more commonly known as Lolo Jones,^[1][3] (born August 5, 1982) is an American track and field athlete who specializes in the 60 and 100 meter hurdles. She won three NCAA titles and garnered 11 All-American honors while at LSU. She won indoor national titles in 2007, 2008 and 2009 in the 60 m hurdles, with gold medals at the World Indoor Championship in 2008 and 2010.

She was favored to win the 100 m hurdles at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, but she tripped on the penultimate hurdle, finishing in seventh place. She went on to win silver at the 2008 World Athletics Final. Jones is the American record holder in the 60m hurdles with a time of 7.72.^[4]

Early years and high school career[link]

Lolo Jones was born on August 5, 1982. In her youth, Lori "Lolo" Jones had a series of obstacles to overcome.^[5] Jones attended eight schools in eight years while her single mother, Lori, often held down two jobs to support her family of six. Lolo's father spent most of her childhood in the Air Force or later in state prison. In third grade, the Jones family settled in the basement of a Des Moines Salvation Army church. During the summer when day camps were offered at the church, Lolo would wake up early to avoid being teased by other kids if they found out she was living in the basement.

When her family was about to make another move, this time to Forest City, Iowa, Lolo told her mother "Mom, I can't go to a city that doesn't have a track. I'm trying to pursue my dream."^[5] Lolo and her family parted ways, and she lived with four different families during her enrollment at Theodore Roosevelt High School in Des Moines.^[6] One of those families that took Jones in was Janis Caldwell, who had seen Jones compete at Roosevelt.^[7] While Jones stayed with the Caldwells after her senior year at Roosevelt, they gave her free rent even though Jones worked part-time at the Iowa Bakery Cafe, a small coffee shop near her high school on 40th and University. During her junior and senior years, she lived with the family of Randy Essex, former Des Moines Register assistant managing editor, and with the family of Des Moines attorney Kim Walker.

At Roosevelt, she excelled in the classroom, keeping her grades up and playing the cello in the school orchestra.^[7] Lolo, of course, also excelled on the track. She was named Gatorade Midwest Athlete of the Year and set a record at the Iowa state track meet with a mark of 13.40 seconds for the 100-meter hurdles.

Collegiate career[link]

Jones originally intended to enroll at Iowa State University through its Upward Bound/Science Bound program. Instead, she followed the lead of elite hurdler Kim Carson, who was her role model and Caldwell's goddaughter. Carson was an All-American and national champion at Louisiana State University. Like Carson, Jones competed on LSU's track team.

In 2002, she was runner-up in both 100-meter hurdles and 4x100-meter relay at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. In 2003, Jones won the 60-meter Hurdles at the NCAA Indoor Championships. She was later part of the winning 4x100-meter team at the 2003 NCAA Outdoor Championships. In the 2004 indoor campaign, she finished second at the NCAA Championships in both the 60-meter hurdles and 60-meter dash. In her 2004 outdoor season, she won the 100-meter Hurdles title at the NCAA Mideast Region Championships, the SEC Championships, and the Penn Relays. At the 2004 NCAA Outdoor Championships, she won another national title as a member of the winning 4x100-meter team. Her terrific career at LSU saw her finish as an 11-time All-American and a 6-time SEC champion, and she is ranked among the top-three women for all-time in both the 60-meter hurdles and 100-meter hurdles.

After failing to qualify for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, Jones found herself contemplating her future. When Jones told Shaver she wanted to retire from track, he replied, "I'll see you at practice tomorrow."^[7] Despite any second thoughts, Jones' heart led her back to running. Jones' financial situation also was still a concern, forcing her to choose between focusing on track and not earning a steady paycheck, or using her economics degree to get a regular job. To save money, Lolo would leave the air conditioner off, which meant suffering through the hot Louisiana summer days. She also held several different part-time jobs after college, such as working at Home Depot, waiting tables, and a personal trainer at a gym. The part-time jobs helped her earn extra money and provided the flexibility to leave the country for competitions.^[5]

Professional career[link]

After a disappointing finish at the 2004 U.S. Olympic Outdoor Trials, Jones finished second in her first professional meet at Stuttgart. She had a stellar 2006 campaign, which saw her win at Heusden-Zolder in July, running a personal best time of 12.56. At the 2006 World Athletics Final, she finished sixth in the 100 m hurdles and fifth in the 100 m. She also did well on the European circuit, winning the meet in Ostrava. She finished the 2006 season ranked fourth in the U.S. and seventh in the world by Track & Field News.

Jones won her first national championship in 2007, winning the 60 m hurdles at the USA Indoor Championships with a time of 7.88 seconds. In the European winter circuit, Jones won two meets and finished second in two others in the 60 m hurdles. In April, she won the 100 meter hurdles at the Drake Relays. At the 2007 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, Jones finished third in the 100 m hurdles, thereby earning a spot on the U.S. Team at the World Championships in Osaka, Japan, where she finished 6th. On the summer track circuit, Jones won meets at Rethimno and Heusden along with second-place finishes at Doha, Sheffield, and Monaco.

Jones at the 2008 Bislett Games.

2008–2009: Major championship frustration[link]

Jones started the 2008 season with hopes of making the 2008 Summer Olympics. She began the indoor campaign with second place finishes in Glasgow, Gothenburg, and Stuttgart in the 60 m hurdles. She then picked up a win in Düsseldorf, setting a meet-record in the process. In Karlsruhe, Jones ran a personal best time of 7.77 seconds and finished second to Susanna Kallur, who broke the world record with a time of 7.68 seconds. Jones' time was the second-fastest ever by an American. She was named USA Track & Field's Athlete of the Week on February 12 for her performance in Karlsruhe. At the 2008 USA Indoor Championships, Jones won her second straight national championship with a time of 7.88 seconds and also won the Visa Championship Series title for the 2008 indoor season. At the World Indoor Championships in Valencia, Spain, Jones won the 60 m hurdles with a time of 7.80 for her first world championship.

Jones opened the 2008 outdoor season with a first place finish at the LSU Alumni Gold meet in Baton Rouge, setting a stadium record in the process.

At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Lolo was favored to win the 100 meter hurdles. In the final, she was pulling away from the pack when she clipped the 9th hurdle (of 10) and stumbled, breaking stride to drop her back to a disappointing 7th-place finish. Teammate Dawn Harper surged through to win gold. Lolo Jones was seen pounding the ground close to tears, trying to comprehend what had happened. "You hit a hurdle about twice a year where it affects your race. It's just a shame that it happened on the biggest race of my life."^[8] Jones was later seen crying to herself in a hallway, mouthing,"why, why, why?" The mistake has been compared numerous times to Gail Devers' famous fall in the same event at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.

She began the 2009 indoor season in Europe, scoring victories in the 60 m hurdles with world-leading times of 7.82 seconds in Karlsruhe and Birmingham, England.^[9] She returned to the States and won the national indoor title in the 60 m hurdles. A hamstring injury at her hometown meet, the Drake Relays, caused her to miss a month's worth of training but she returned in time for the outdoor national championships.^[10] She did not repeat her indoor success, however, as she clashed arms with Michelle Perry in the semi-finals and fell, missing out on the opportunity to compete at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin.^[11] Vowing to salvage her season, she returned to Europe to compete on the major World Athletics Tour meets, but she only managed seventh and eighth in Oslo and Lausanne.^[12] She returned to form in Rethymno, Greece, beating Priscilla Lopes-Schliep and Damu Cherry with a world-leading time of 12.47 seconds.^[13]

She faced strong competition on the European circuit: Jones took third at the London Grand Prix behind Sally McLellan and Perdita Felicien,^[14] and a run of 12.61 seconds was only enough for third again at Herculis.^[15] She ran her second fastest time of the season (12.51) at the DN Galan meeting, but she was just beaten to the line by Lopes-Schliep.^[16] Her hamstring injury recurred at Weltklasse Zürich, ruling her out for the rest of the season. Having missed the major championships and suffered injuries, the 2009 season was largely disappointing for Jones, although she took some solace from having run the second fastest time that season.^[17]

2010 and 2011 seasons[link]

Lolo Jones during 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Doha

Lolo defended her 60m hurdles Indoor World Title in Doha after finishing with a time of 7.72 (a new American record). Due to there being no major championships for Americans, Lolo then traveled to Europe and competed in many countries, mainly Diamond League events. After wins in Doha, Oslo, New York, Gateshead, and Monaco, going into the last Diamond League race, Lolo was tied at the top of the standings along side Canadian Priscilla Lopes-Schliep. Lopes-Schliep won the final race which left Lolo second in the overall Diamond league standings.

Lolo made her 2011 race debut at Aviva International Match, Kelvin Hall in Glasgow. Jones finished the race in fourth position with a time of 8.27 after hitting the third hurdle. A close third place finish then followed in Stuggart, with Jones finishing in 7.94 behind winner Carolin Nytra (7.92) and Christina Vukicevic (7.93). Injury and illness forced Jones to miss the rest of the indoor season.

Personal life[link]

Lolo was named Lori at birth, after her mother, but started going by "Lolo", she says, in order to differentiate the two when telephone callers asking for "Lori" made the matter confusing. Though according to Lolo's mother, "Lolo" is what she has called her daughter from birth.^[1]

A 2005 graduate of Louisiana State University, she currently resides in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and is sponsored by Asics and Oakley. She is multiracial of French, Native American, African American, and Norwegian descent.^[1] She is also actively involved in Christian Ministry.^[1][18] She is a devout Evangelical Christian, and often prays before competitions, and even talks about her faith on her Twitter and blog.^[1][18]

Her good friend is Canadian hurdler Priscilla Lopes-Schliep. Jones congratulated Lopes-Schliep for winning the 100 m hurdles final's bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. In a CBC Sports XXIX Summer Olympics interview with broadcaster Ron MacLean on August 19, 2008, Lopes-Schliep commented on Jones: "We're good friends. I mean, she came up to me afterwards and said, 'I'm so happy for you guys' (Canada's first track medal since 1996)', like, 'You've been through so much', and she's like, 'right now everything should all come together for you', so she gave me a big hug, you know, I gave her a hug, and a very good sport."

In October 2009, Jones posed semi-nude for ESPN.^[19] In a 2012 segment on HBO's Real Sports, Jones revealed that she is a virgin, dates online, and struggles to maintain her virginity.^[20] She said “If there’s virgins out there, I’m going to let them know, it’s the hardest thing I’ve ever done in my life — harder than training for the Olympics, harder than graduating from college, has been to stay a virgin before marriage.”^[21]

Charitable contributions to Iowa[link]

While visiting Des Moines for the Drake Relays, she made a surprise visit to her alma mater, Roosevelt High School, to deliver a pair of new Asics running shoes for each member of the school's track team. She also delivered a $3,000 check to buy indoor practice hurdles and for improvements to repair the school's track surface.^[22]

In July 2008, while back in Des Moines for a send-off ceremony before the 2008 Summer Olympics, Jones donated her $4,000 prize she earned from winning the 100-meter hurdles at the Olympic trials to Renee Trout, a single mother from Cedar Rapids, Iowa who was hit by the Iowa flood of 2008. Asics and Oakley each matched Jones' $4,000 prize, bringing the total donation to $12,000.^[23] After the sendoff ceremony, Jones flew with Trout to Cedar Rapids aboard a private jet provided by the Iowa Farm Bureau to tour the neighborhoods affected by the flood, including Trout's.^[24]

Achievements[link]

Personal bests[link]

• All information from IAAF Profile^[25]

Competition record[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website
• Lolo Jones page at DesMoinesRegister.com
• Ultimate Lolo Jones photo gallery
• Oakley page
• Asics page
• Lolo Jones' Iowa flood relief website
• Lolo Jones Photos
• IAAF profile for Lolo Jones
• Lolo Jones Outside Cover February 2012

Leryn Franco in 2009

Leryn Dahiana Franco Steneri (born 1 March 1982 in Asunción) is a Paraguayan model and athlete. She specializes in the javelin throw and became an internet sensation during the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Her personal best throw is 55.66 metres, achieved in June,2011 in Buenos Aires. She is perhaps more famous for her beauty than athletic ability, however, and has appeared, most notably, in the 2011 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition.

Raised in the capital of Asunción, she broke the national records for the under 17 year age group in 1998 for both the javelin and triple jump. After winning bronze medals in 1999 and 2000, Franco won the South American Junior Championship javelin title in 2001. Franco was South American under 23 champion in 2004.

Her performances at world level are 24th in the 2003 World Championship and 42nd out of 45 at the Athens Olympics. Although she set her personal best in 2007, she finished 12th (last) at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro. In 2008, she competed in the Beijing Olympics.

Achievements[link]

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  Paraguay
1998	South American Youth Championships	Manaus, Brazil	1st	40.26 m
1999	South American Junior Championships	Concepción, Chile	3rd	42.26 m
2000	South American Junior Championships	São Leopoldo, Brazil	3rd	46.50 m
2001	Universiade	Beijing, China	10th	43.69 m
	South American Junior Championships	Santa Fe, Argentina	1st	43.69 m
	Pan American Junior Championships	Santa Fe, Argentina	2nd	47.28 m
2003	Pan American Games	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	8th	50.21 m
	World Championships	Paris, France	24th (q)	51.13 m
2004	South American U23 Championships	Barquisimeto, Venezuela	1st	51.53 m
	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	42nd (q)	50.37 m
2007	Pan American Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	8th	52.24 m
	South American Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	3rd	53.80 m
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	51st (q)	45.34 m
2009	Universiade	Belgrade, Serbia	14th (q)	48.26 m
2011	South American Championships	Buenos Aires, Argentina	2nd	55.66 m (NR)
	Pan American Games	Guadalajara, Mexico	13th	48.70 m

Modeling and beauty pageants[link]

She combines her athletic endeavours with a career as a model and beauty pageant contestant. In 2006, she was runner-up Miss Universo Paraguay 2006. She participated at the Miss Bikini Universe pageant and also has her own calendar, which was shot in 2007 by Martin Crespo.^[1] She placed #86 in AskMen.com's 2009 "Top 99 Women" poll.^[2]

On 14 December 2009, Bleacher Report ranked her as No. 6 in its list of "The 40 Hottest Female Athletes Of The Decade"^[3] On 23 August 2010, Bleacher Report upgraded Leryn Franco to No. 1 in its list of "The 100 Hottest Athletes Of All Time".^[4]

She placed #64 in AskMen.com's 2012 "Top 99 Women" .^[5]

References[link]

External links[link]

• IAAF profile for Leryn Franco
• sports-reference

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