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Lolo Jones: Biography

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  • Birth Name: Lori Jones
  • Birth Place: Des Moines, IA
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 08/05/1982, Leo
  • Profession: Track athlete
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Lolo Jones Fast Facts:
  • Nicknamed Lolo to distinguish her from mother, also Lori.
  • Ancestry includes French, African-American, Native American and Norwegian.
  • Raised by her mother, attending five elementary schools and three middle schools. Lived with various other Des Moines families during high school, when her family had to move to another town.
  • Amassed numerous sprint-hurdles titles as a pro, including back-to-back World indoor titles (2008; 2010 in U.S. record 7.72); three straight U.S. indoor (2007-09); and U.S. outdoor (2008, 2010). 
  • Infamously clipped the penultimate hurdle while leading the 100m hurdles final of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, stumbling to a seventh-place finish.
  • Underwent corrective spinal surgery in August of 2011.
  • Followed by more than 50,000 people on Twitter. 
  • Lolo Jones Relationships:
  • James Jones - Father
  • Angelia Jefferson - Sister
  • Lori Counter-Jones - Mother
  • College:
  • Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA (BS in Economics, 2005)

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