Lolo Jones bio: net worth, age, height, weight, boyfriend, dating, kids, wiki
Lolo Jones is a hurdler from the United States who specializes in the 60-meter and 100-meter hurdles. She won three NCAA championships. She won indoor national crowns in the 60-meter hurdles in 2007, 2008, and 2009, as well as gold medals at the World Indoor Championships in 2008 and 2010.
Lolo Jones: Profile summary
Celebrated Name: | Lolo Jones |
Real Name/Full Name: | Lori Susan “Lolo” Jones |
Gender: | Female |
Age: | 38 years old |
Birth Date: | 5 August 1982 |
Birth Place: | Des Moines, Iowa, USA |
Nationality: | American |
Height: | 1.72 m |
Weight: | 64 kg |
Sexual Orientation: | Straight |
Marital Status: | Single |
Children/Kids (Son and Daughter): | No |
Dating/Boyfriend (Name): | No |
Is Lolo Jones Lesbian/Gay?: | NA |
Profession: | Athlete |
Net Worth: | $2 million |
Lolo Jones: Early Life & Biography
Lolo Jones was born on 5 August 1982 in Des Moines, Lowa. In the presence of her single mother, she attended eight schools in eight years. During her childhood days, her father was in the Air Force. Her family settled in the basement of a Des Moines Salvation Army church. When Jone’s family was about to make another movie, in Forest City, Lowa, Jones told her mother, “Mom, I can’t go to a city that doesn’t have a track. I am trying to pursue my dream”.
During her junior years, she lived with the family of medical writing consultant Marilyn K. Hauk. Her family became part of a community that nurtured her, which included teachers at Roosevelt High School who made sure that she put together the right classes to be ready for college. Jones went on to receive college degrees in Economics and Spanish.
Lolo Jones: Personal Life
Jones was named Lori at birth, after her mother, but said she started going by “Lolo” in order to differentiate the two on the telephone. Her mother states that “Lolo” is what she called her daughter from birth. She has claimed herself as being “French, African-American, Native American.” She often prays before competitions and talks about her faith.
Lolo Jones: Age, Height, and Weight
Being born on 5 August 1982, Lolo Jones is 38 years old as of today’s date 24th January 2021. Her height is 1.72 m tall, and her weight is 64 kg.
Lolo Jones: Career
Jones started the 2008 season with a positive note of making the 2008 Summer Olympics. On February 12, she was named USA Track & Field’s Athlete of the Week for her performance in Karlsruhe. At the 2008 USA Indoor Championships, Jones won her second straight national championship with a time of 7.88 seconds at the World Indoor Championships in Spain.
At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Jones win the 100-meter hurdles. She faced a bit of strong competition on the European circuit. Jones ranked third at the London Grand Prix behind Sally McLellan and Perdita Felicien. The 2009 season was largely disappointing for Jones as she suffered many injuries. Although she runs the second-fastest time that season. On August 6, at the London Olympics, Jones won her heat in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 12.68 s.
On August 7, she ranked third in the semifinals of the 100-meter hurdles. At the 2015 USA Outdoor Track, Jones reached the finals. Jones qualified for the NACAC Championships in Costa Rica and won the NACAC Championships women’s 100m.
Lolo Jones: Net worth
Lori Susan Jones’s talent and her passion for her career helped her to achieve the position where she is now and is enjoying her net worth of about $2 million according to the estimation as of 2022.