(100m/200m)

Over the past couple of years Marion Jones has attempted to secure he place in athletics history.

Her bid to win five golds at last year's Olympics and four at the Seville World Championships both failed, but she will still be remembered as one of the sprinting greats.

Her college career included four Atlantic Coast Conference titles, but it was after sitting out the whole of the 1996 season that Jones emerged as a truly world-class athlete.

Gold at the 100m at the World Championships and the number one spot in the world rankings in 1997 was a warning to her rivals of what was to come.

For in 1998 Jones won the 100m, 200m and long jump at the American Championships, took the sprint double at the World Cup and the Goodwill Games and ran a personal best in her first 400m race for six years.

Her 35 victories from 36 events put her at the top of the world rankings at 100m, 200m and long jump, becoming only the third person to achieve the feat.

An injury-hit 1999 followed but Jones still managed to defend her world title before her record bid ended with defeat in the long jump and injury in the 200m.

The sprint double was completed at last year's Olympics as Jones again proved she was the best in the world by far.

Her record attempt failed elsewhere as the pressure grew on the American, especially when her husband, the shot putter CJ Hunter, tested positive for a banned substance. The couple are now separated.

Jones will compete simply in the sprints in Edmonton and after another dominant season in Europe, Jones will be a red-hot favourite for more gold medals.