Esther Jones (born April 7, 1969 in Chicago, Illinois, United States) is a former sprinter who won an Olympic gold medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in Barcelona 1992. Her personal best on the 100 metres was 11.53, and her personal best of 23.03 in the 200 metres event of 10.53 was set during the 1991 World Championships. Subject: The Olympic Rings. ... Jump to: navigation, search Athletics, also known as track and field or track and field athletics, is a collection of sport events. ... Jump to: navigation, search Athletics Medal Winners at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics: Categories: 1992 Summer Olympics | Athletics at the Olympics ... April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... Jump to: navigation, search Chicago, colloquially known as the Second City and the Windy City, is the third-largest city in population in the United States and the largest inland city in the country. ... Sprints are races in athletics. ... Jump to: navigation, search Athletics Medal Winners at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics: Categories: 1992 Summer Olympics | Athletics at the Olympics ... The Games of the XXV Olympiad were held in 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. ... 100 m is the classic sprints race distance. ... 200 m is a sprint running event. ... Jump to: navigation, search The 3rd World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held in the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, Japan between August 23 and September 1. ...
Esther Mae Jones (1935 - 1984) who performed as Little Esther and as Esther Phillips, was an American singer ; she performed in the pop, country, jazz, and rhythm and blues fields, including soul music.
Otis was so impressed that he recorded her for Modern Records and added her, billed as Little Esther, to his travelling revue, the California Rhythm and Blues Caravan.
After signing with Rogers' brother's label, Lenox Records, she took the stage name Esther Phillips, and had a pop, country, and R and B hit with "Release Me".
Jones worked as a millwright welder and general mechanic at petitioner's plant on the Mobile River, a navigable waterway.
Jones repaired and maintained petitioner's conveyor belts, which transported bauxite from a conveyor belt at the Alabama state docks to storage buildings in petitioner's dockside manufacturing plant.
Jones satisfied the situs and status requirements; whether he had asbestosis; whether the asbestosis, if present, was related to asbestos exposure with petitioner; whether the asbestosis played a part in his fatal lung cancer; and whether petitioner was entitled to second injury relief under the Act, 33 U.S.C. 908(f).