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Lolo Jones

  • THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO -- Episode 4277 -- Pictured: Olympian Lolo Jones during an interview on June 25, 2012 -- (Photo by: Stacie McChesney/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
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    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno - Season 20

    THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO -- Episode 4277 -- Pictured: Olympian Lolo Jones during an interview on June 25, 2012 -- (Photo by: Stacie McChesney/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
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  • EUGENE, OR - JUNE 22: (L-R) Lolo Jones looks on after competing in a preliminary round of women's 100 meter hurdles during Day One of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Team Trials at Hayward Field on June 22, 2012 in Eugene, Oregon. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
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    2012 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Team Trials - Day 1

    EUGENE, OR - JUNE 22: (L-R) Lolo Jones looks on after competing in a preliminary round of women's 100 meter hurdles during Day One of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Team Trials at Hayward Field on June 22, 2012 in Eugene, Oregon. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
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  • EUGENE, OR - JUNE 23: Lolo Jones reacts after qualifying for 2012 Olympics after coming in third in the women's 100 meter hurdles final during Day Two of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Team Trials at Hayward Field on June 23, 2012 in Eugene, Oregon. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
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    2012 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Team Trials - Day 2

    EUGENE, OR - JUNE 23: Lolo Jones reacts after qualifying for 2012 Olympics after coming in third in the women's 100 meter hurdles final during Day Two of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Team Trials at Hayward Field on June 23, 2012 in Eugene, Oregon. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
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  • EUGENE, OR - JUNE 23: Lolo Jones reacts after qualifying for 2012 Olympics after coming in third in the women's 100 meter hurdles final during Day Two of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Team Trials at Hayward Field on June 23, 2012 in Eugene, Oregon. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
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    2012 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Team Trials - Day 2

    EUGENE, OR - JUNE 23: Lolo Jones reacts after qualifying for 2012 Olympics after coming in third in the women's 100 meter hurdles final during Day Two of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Team Trials at Hayward Field on June 23, 2012 in Eugene, Oregon. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
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  • EUGENE, OR - JUNE 23: (L-R) Lolo Jones, Dawn Harper and Kellie Wells pose after qualifying for the Olympics after the women's 100 meter hurdles final during Day Two of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Team Trials at Hayward Field on June 23, 2012 in Eugene, Oregon. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
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    2012 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Team Trials - Day 2

    EUGENE, OR - JUNE 23: (L-R) Lolo Jones, Dawn Harper and Kellie Wells pose after qualifying for the Olympics after the women's 100 meter hurdles final during Day Two of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Team Trials at Hayward Field on June 23, 2012 in Eugene, Oregon. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
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  • LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 13: Lolo Jones of the USA (r) is beaten by Priscilla Lopes-Schliep of Canada in the Womens 100 metres hurdles race during the Aviva London Grand Prix at Crystal Palace on August 13, 2010 in London, England. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)
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    IAAF Diamond League - London

    LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 13: Lolo Jones of the USA (r) is beaten by Priscilla Lopes-Schliep of Canada in the Womens 100 metres hurdles race during the Aviva London Grand Prix at Crystal Palace on August 13, 2010 in London, England. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)
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  • DES MOINES, IA - JUNE 26: Lolo Jones clears a hurdle on the way to victory in the Womens 100 Meter Hurdles during the 2010 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium on June 26, 2010 in Des Moines, Iowa. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
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    2010 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships

    DES MOINES, IA - JUNE 26: Lolo Jones clears a hurdle on the way to victory in the Womens 100 Meter Hurdles during the 2010 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium on June 26, 2010 in Des Moines, Iowa. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
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THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO -- Episode 4277 -- Pictured: Olympian Lolo Jones during an interview on June 25, 2012 -- (Photo by: Stacie McChesney/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
EUGENE, OR - JUNE 22: (L-R) Lolo Jones looks on after competing in a preliminary round of women's 100 meter hurdles during Day One of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Team Trials at Hayward Field on June 22, 2012 in Eugene, Oregon. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
EUGENE, OR - JUNE 23: Lolo Jones reacts after qualifying for 2012 Olympics after coming in third in the women's 100 meter hurdles final during Day Two of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Team Trials at Hayward Field on June 23, 2012 in Eugene, Oregon. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
EUGENE, OR - JUNE 23: Lolo Jones reacts after qualifying for 2012 Olympics after coming in third in the women's 100 meter hurdles final during Day Two of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Team Trials at Hayward Field on June 23, 2012 in Eugene, Oregon. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
EUGENE, OR - JUNE 23: (L-R) Lolo Jones, Dawn Harper and Kellie Wells pose after qualifying for the Olympics after the women's 100 meter hurdles final during Day Two of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Team Trials at Hayward Field on June 23, 2012 in Eugene, Oregon. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 13: Lolo Jones of the USA (r) is beaten by Priscilla Lopes-Schliep of Canada in the Womens 100 metres hurdles race during the Aviva London Grand Prix at Crystal Palace on August 13, 2010 in London, England. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)
DES MOINES, IA - JUNE 26: Lolo Jones clears a hurdle on the way to victory in the Womens 100 Meter Hurdles during the 2010 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium on June 26, 2010 in Des Moines, Iowa. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

The American hurdler is one of those athletes who is long on style but short on achievement.