Lolo Jones Profile
Born: August 5, 1982
Residence: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Height: 175 centimetres (5 ft 9 in)
Weight: 65 kilograms (140 lb)
Sport: Running
Event(s): 100 m hurdles
Hometown: Des Moines, Iowa
World Championships: One
Personal bests:12.43 (100-meter hurdles); 7.77 (60-meter hurdles)
Gender: Female
High School: Theodore Roosevelt High School ( Des Moines, Iowa)
College: LSU - Louisiana State University, graduated in 2005
Lolo's birthname is Lori, which is actually the same name of her mother. According to Lolo, it was altered to differentiate her from her mother after telephone calls for simply "Lori" would confuse the two. According to her mother, Lolo was always called that since 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] 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] 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.
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