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'''Passion J. Richardson''' (born January 25, 1975) is an American former [[track and field]] athlete who competed in [[sprint (running)|sprint]]ing 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 in athletics|doping]] and Richardson and her teammates lodged an appeal with the [[Court of Arbitration for Sport]] in order to retain their medals.<ref>[http://www.backpagelead.com.au/index.php/olympics/1984-marions-teammates-entitled-to-medals Marion's teammates entitled to medals] ((webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203011656/http://www.backpagelead.com.au/index.php/olympics/1984-marions-teammates-entitled-to-medals |date=2013-12-03 )). Back Page Leads (2010-08-02). Retrieved on 2013-11-30.</ref>

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.

==Career==
Born in [[Fort Bragg, North Carolina]],<ref name=SR>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418023557/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ri/passion-richardson-1.html Passion Richardson]. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2013-11-30.</ref> she grew up in [[Ohio]] and attended [[Berea High School]], [[Berea, Ohio]]. After graduating in 1993 she went on to study marketing at the [[University of Kentucky]].<ref name=SAD>[http://sportsanddrugs.procon.org/view.source.php?sourceID=007456 Passion Richardson]. Sports and Drugs. Retrieved on 2013-11-30.</ref> While there she competed athletically for the [[Kentucky Wildcats]] and gained four [[All-America]]n honours: she was an indoor [[55 metres]] finalist in 1994 and 1996, a [[4 × 100 metres relay]] finalist in 1996, and a [[100 metres]] finalist in 1997.<ref name=UKA>[http://www.ukathletics.com/sports/c-track/mtt/richardson_passion00.html Passion Richardson]. University of Kentucky. Retrieved on 2013-11-30.</ref>

In 1997 she set a personal record of 11.28 seconds for the 100&nbsp;m at the [[United States Outdoor Track and Field Championships]]. She also won her first international medal that year, taking the gold in the 4 × 100 m relay at the [[Athletics at the 1997 Summer Universiade|1997 World University Games]].<ref name=USATF>[http://www.usatf.org/athletes/bios/TrackAndFieldArchive/2001/Richardson_Passion.asp Passion Richardson]. [[USATF]]. Retrieved on 2013-11-30.</ref> At the end of the year she ran a best of 7.20 seconds for the [[60-meter dash]]. She came close to a medal in that event at the 1998 [[United States Indoor Track and Field Championships]], ending up in fourth place. She failed to get past the heats of the outdoor 100&nbsp;m event later that year. In 1999 she was a finalist in both the 60&nbsp;m (sixth) and the 100&nbsp;m (eighth) at the national championships.<ref name=Tilas>[http://www.tilastopaja.org/db/atw.php?ID=16530&Season=1998&Odd=0 Passion Richardson]. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2013-11-30.</ref> A second international relay medal came for Richardson at the [[Athletics at the 1999 Pan American Games|1999 Pan American Games]], as the team took the silver medals.<ref name=UKA/>

At the 2000 USA Indoor Championships she claimed second place in the 60&nbsp;m, equalling her personal record. She took eighth place at the [[United States Olympic Trials (track and field)|United States Olympic Trials]] – a finish which earned her the honour of being the alternate heat runner for the [[United States at the 2000 Summer Olympics]].<ref name=USATF/> At the [[2000 Sydney Olympics]] she ran the relay team through the heats and semi-final stage, alongside [[Chryste Gaines]], [[Torri Edwards]] and [[Nanceen Perry]], before being switched for [[Marion Jones]] in the final. Jones later admitted to using [[performance-enhancing drugs]] during the games.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200417173959/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2000/ATH/womens-4-x-100-metres-relay.html Athletics at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games: Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay]. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2013-11-30.</ref> Richardson and the other runners filed an appeal at the [[Court of Arbitration for Sport]] to contest their disqualification and retain their medals.<ref name=SAD/> In her defense, she said in an interview on ''[[The Early Show]]'': "I competed fairly. I should not have to suffer the consequences for someone else's bad decisions and choices...I don’t believe that I should have to give back my medal...you don't know what was going on in the other teams, so how do you really rectify that situation? There's really no positive outcome in either way that it goes."<ref>[http://sportsanddrugs.procon.org/view.answers.php?questionID=001303#answer-id-006827 Should the Teammates of Athletes Who Are Found Guilty of Using Performance Enhancing Drugs in the Olympics Also Return Their Medals?]. Sports And Drugs. Retrieved on 2013-11-30.</ref>

After the Sydney Olympics, her career began to wind down. Her fifth-place finish in the 60&nbsp;m at the national indoor championships was her last performance at the national level.<ref name=Tilas/> She returned to her alma mater in the middle of that year and she became an assistant coach on the Kentucky Wildcats staff.<ref name=UKA/>

==Personal records==
*[[55-meter dash]] – 6.83 seconds (1999)
*[[60-meter dash]] – 7.20 seconds (1997)
*[[100-meter dash]] – 11.28 seconds (1997)
*[[200-meter dash]] – 23.56 seconds (2000)

==References==
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==External links==
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