Esther Jones
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| gold | 1992 Barcelona | 4 × 100 m |
Esther Jones (born April 7, 1969 in Chicago ) is a former American sprinter .
She celebrated the greatest success of her career with winning the gold medal in the 4 x 100 meter relay at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona . Together with Evelyn Ashford , Carlette Guidry-White and Gwen Torrence , she won in 42.11 s before the seasons of the United Team and Nigeria .
As a single starter, she took part in the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo in 1991 . In the 200-meter run , she reached the semi-finals, but narrowly missed the finals as fifth of her run.
Esther Jones was 1.76 m tall and had a competition weight of 58 kg.
Top performances
Web links
- Esther Jones in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Athlete portrait of Esther Jones on her induction into the Louisiana Hall of Fame on LouisianaRunning.com
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| 1932: Carew , Furtsch , Rogers , from Bremen ( USA )
| 1936: Bland , Rogers , Robinson , Stephens ( USA ) | 1948: Stad-de Jong , Witziers-Timmer , van der Kade-Koudijs , Blankers-Koen ( NED )
| 1952: Faggs , Jones , Moreau , Hardy ( USA ) | 1956: Strickland , Croker , Mellor , Cuthbert ( AUS )
| 1960: Hudson , Williams , Jones , Rudolph ( USA ) | 1964: Ciepły , Szewińska , Górecka , Kłobukowska ( POL ).svg){kind=small}
| 1968: Ferrell , Bailes , Netter , Tyus ( USA ) | 1972: Krause , Becker , Richter , Rosendahl ( FRG )
| 1976: Göhr , Stecher , Bodendorf , Eckert ( GDR )
| 1980: Müller , Eckert , Auerswald , Göhr ( GDR ) | 1984: Brown , Bolden , Cheeseborough , Ashford ( USA ) | 1988: Brown , Echols , Griffith-Joyner , Ashford ( USA ) | 1992: Ashford , Jones , Guidry , Torrence ( USA ) | 1996: Devers , Miller , Gaines , Torrence ( USA ) | 2000: Fynes , Sturrup , Davis-Thompson , Ferguson ( BAH )
| 2004: Lawrence , Simpson , Bailey , Campbell ( JAM )
| 2008: Borlée , Mariën , Ouédraogo , Gevaert ( BEL )
| 2012: Madison , Felix , Knight , Jeter ( USA ) | 2016: Bartoletta , Felix , Gardner , Bowie ( USA )
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| SURNAME | Jones, Esther |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 7, 1969 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chicago , Illinois , United States |