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Jan 25, 1975 Fort Bragg, North Carolina, United States 49 years old
American sprinter
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About Passion Richardson
- Passion J.
- Richardson (born January 25, 1975) is an American former track and field athlete who competed in sprinting events. She had most of her success with the American women's 4×100 m relay team.
- She ran in the heats at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the Americans won the bronze medal in the final.
- Marion Jones (who replaced Richardson in the final) later admitted to doping and Richardson and her teammates lodged an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport in order to retain their medals.Aside from her Olympic appearance she was a relay gold medalist at the 1997 Summer Universiade and silver medalist at the 1999 Pan American Games.
- Individually, she was a 100-meter dash finalist at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in 1999 and 2000.
- Her best national placing was runner-up in the 60-meter dash at the USA Indoor Track and Field Championships in 2000. She retired from the sport in 2001 and returned to her alma mater, the University of Kentucky, as a track coach.
