Esther Jones

Personal information
Born	April 7, 1969  ( 1969-04-07 ) (age  55) Chicago, Illinois , U.S.
Medal record Women’s athletics Representing the   United States Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona 4x100 m relay World Cup 1989 Barcelona 4x100 m relay Universiade 1989 Duisburg 4x100 m relay 1989 Duisburg 200 metres World Junior Championships 1988 Sudbury 4x100 m relay

Esther Jones (born April 7, 1969) is a former sprinter who won an Olympic gold medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay in 1992 Barcelona .

Jones was born in Chicago, Illinois , United States and ran track collegiately at Louisiana State University . She finished fourth in both the 100 m and 200 m at the 1988 World Junior Championships in Sudbury and won a bronze medal in the 4 x 100 m relay. She reached the semi-finals of the 200 metres at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo. At the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, she won a gold medal in the sprint relay, running the second leg. Her teammates were Evelyn Ashford , Carlette Guidry and Gwen Torrence .

Jones' best legal times are 11.11 secs (July 1991) in the 100 metres, set in Rhede, and 22.47 secs (May 1992) in the 200 metres, set in San Jose. ^[1] In the 100 m, she also ran a wind-aided 10.99 (+5.2) in Eugene (June 1991) and an 11.09 at altitude in El Paso (April 1994), with no wind gauge. ^[2]

Her nephew, Trey McKinney-Jones , is a professional basketball player. ^[3]

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• Esther Jones at World Athletics

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