Lolo Jones
Lori Lolo Jones is an American track and field and bobsled athlete who specializes in the 60 and 100 meter hurdles. She won three NCAA titles and garneredAllAmerican honors while at Louisiana State University. She won indoor national titles in 2007, 2008 and 2009 in the 60160m hurdles, with gold medals at the World Indoor Championship in 2008 and 2010.
Jones was born on August 5, 1982 in Des Moines, Iowa. She attended eight schools in eight years while her single mother, Lori, often held down two jobs to support her family of six. Jones father spent most of her childhood in the Air Force and later in state prison. When Jones was in third grade, her family settled in the basement of a Des Moines Salvation Army church. During the summer when day camps were offered at the church, Jones would wake up early to avoid being teased by other kids if they found out she was living in the basement.
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