Lolo Jones

Quick Facts

Full Name	Lolo Jones
Occupation	Runner
Date Of Birth	Aug 5, 1982(1982-08-05)
Age	42
Birthplace	Des Moines
Country	United States
Birth City	Iowa
Horoscope	Leo

Lolo Jones Biography

Lolo Jones is one of the most popular and richest Runner who was born on August 5, 1982 in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. Amazing 100-meter hurdles Olympian, who placed 7th at 2008 Olympics after tripping and was 4th at 2012 Olympics.

She participated in the 2012 Olympics in London, which were the Olympic games in which She competed in the 2012 Olympics in London which were the Olympic games that saw Michael Phelps set record after record. set record after records.

Lori Susan “Lolo” Jones (born August 5, 1982) is an American hurdler and bobsledder who specializes in the 60-meter and 100-meter hurdles. She won three NCAA titles and garnered 11 All-American honors while at Louisiana State University. She won indoor national titles in 2007, 2008, and 2009 in the 60-meter hurdles, with gold medals at the World Indoor Championship in 2008 and 2010.

In 2002, she was runner-up in both 100-meter hurdles and 4×100-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 4×100-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 4×100-meter team. Her 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.

Her Dad was an Air Force pilot so her mother Lori Jones raised her.

Lolo Jones Net Worth

Lolo Jones is one of the richest Runner from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Lolo Jones 's net worth $1.5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She was a track star at LSU and was the SEC champion for her team six times.

She placed 1st at the World Indoor Championships 60-meter hurdles. This led to speculation that she was the favourite in the 100-meter hurdles at London 2012 games.

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.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Lolo Jones height 5 ft 9 in Lolo weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Lolo Jones Dating?

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In July 2008, while back in Des Moines for a send-off ceremony before the 2008 Summer Olympics, Jones donated the US$4,000 prize 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. 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.

Facts & Trivia

Lolo Ranked on the list of most popular Runner. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Lolo Jones celebrates birthday on August 5 of every year.

At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Jones 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 7th-place finish. Teammate Dawn Harper surged through to win gold. 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.” Jones was later seen crying to herself in a hallway, mouthing, “why, why, why?”

What is Lolo Jones ethnicity?

She has described herself as being of “ French, African-American, Native American and Norwegian descent.” She is a devout Christian, and often prays before competitions and talks about her faith on Twitter.

What does Lolo Jones do now?

Now Jones — who won the two-women bobsled world championship in February with Kaillie Humphries — is focused on earning a spot on the U.S. bobsledding team for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.

Is Lolo Jones on the 2022 Olympic team?

Elana Meyers Taylor is a U.S. Olympian for the fourth time. Kaillie Humphries is headed to her fourth Olympics as well, her first as an American.

What did Lolo Jones do in the Olympics?

Lolo Jones was just seconds away from clinching 100m hurdles gold at Beijing 2008 but the American clipped the penultimate hurdle and finished seventh. 14 years later, she has another chance to win an Olympic medal: This time in a bobsleigh at the Beijing 2022 Winter Games.

Who was the greatest American hurdler?

Edwin Corley Moses (born August 31, 1955) is an American former track and field athlete who won gold medals in the 400 m hurdles at the 1976 and 1984 Olympics. Between 1977 and 1987, Moses won 107 consecutive finals (122 consecutive races) and set the world record in the event four times.