6. Marion Jones
For a few years sprinter Marion Jones was considered the fastest woman in the world. She won 5 medals in the 2000 Sydney Olympics in track and field events. But this all came to a screeching halt in 2007 when she finally admitted to using a number of PEDs from BALCO including a steroid called “the clear.” Overnight she went from being a respected role model for girls around the world to a disgraced felon convicted of lying about cheating to win her medals. She was also convicted, along with several others, for her role in a check fraud scheme. She was sentenced to 6 months in jail and stripped of all her medals and world records. She has since started an organization to mentor at risk kids to make smart choices and avoid some of the mistakes that led to her downfall.
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