Lolo Jones (born 5 August 1982) is an American track and field athlete, who has won a world championship and two American titles in the hurdles. After a stellar career at LSU that saw her win 3 NCAA titles and garner 11 All-American honors, Jones had a breakthrough 2006 season, in which she won two meets on the tough European circuit. She won her first national title in 2007, as she won the 60m hurdles at the 2007 USA Indoor Championships, and also finished 6th at the World Outdoor Championships. In 2008, she ran the 60m hurdles in 7.77 seconds, which is the second-fastest time ever by an American. She won her second national title in the 60m hurdles at the 2008 USA Indoor Championships and also won the Visa Championship Series title for the 2008 indoor season. She won first her world championship at the 2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships in the 60m hurdles.

At Theodore Roosevelt High School in Des Moines, Iowa, Jones was named Gatorade Midwest Athlete of the Year. She also holds the 100mH record for the state of Iowa with a time of 13.40. She then attended Louisiana State University. In 2002, she was runner-up in both 100m Hurdles and 4x100m at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. In 2003, Jones won the 60m Hurdles at the NCAA Indoor Championships. In the outdoor season, she was part of the winning 4x100m team at the NCAA Championships. In her 2004 indoor campaign, she finished second at the NCAA Championships in both the 60m hurdles and 60m dash. In her 2004 outdoor season, she won the 100m Hurdles title at the NCAA Mideast Region Championships, the SEC Championships, and the Penn Relays. At the NCAA Outdoor Championships, she won another national title as a member of the winning 4x100m team. Her terrific career at LSU saw her finish as an 11-time All-American and a 6-time SEC champion. She is also is ranked among the top-three all time in both the 60m hurdles and 100m hurdles.

After a disappointing finish at the 2004 U.S. Olympic Outdoor Trials, Jones finished second in her first professional meet against a tough field at Stuttgart. This was a breakthrough race for Jones and it was vital in securing the all-important shoe contract. She had a stellar 2006 campaign, which saw her win at Heusden-Zolder in July, running a personal best time of 12.56. At the 2006 World Athletics Final, she finished sixth in the 100m hurdles and fifth in the 100m. She also did well on the European circuit, winning the meet in Ostrava. She finished the 2006 season ranked #4 in the U.S. and #7 in the world by Track & Field News. Jones won her first national championship in 2007, winning the 60m hurdles at the USA Indoor Championships with a time of 7.88 seconds. In the tough European winter circuit, Jones won two meets and finished second in two others in the 60m hurdles. In April, she won the 100 meter hurdles at the Drake Relays. At the 2007 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, Jones finished third in the 100m hurdles, thereby earning a spot on the U.S. Team at the World Championships in Osaka, Japan, where should would finish 6th. On the summer track circuit, Jones fared well, winning at meets in Rethimno and Heusden along with getting second-place finishes at Doha, Sheffield, and Monaco.

Jones started the 2008 season with hopes of making the 2008 Summer Olympics. She began the indoor campaign with 2nd place finishes in Glasgow, Gothenburg, and Stuggart in the 60m hurdles. She then picked up a win in Dusseldorf, setting a meet-record in the process. In Karlsruhe, Jones ran a personal best time of 7.77 seconds and finished second to Susanna Kallur, who broke the world record with a time 7.68 seconds. Lolo's time is the second-fastest by an American ever. She was named USA Track & Field's Athlete of the Week on February 12 for her performance in Karlsruhe. At the 2008 USA Indoor Championships, Jones won her second-straight national championship with a time of 7.88 seconds and also won the Visa Championship Series title for the 2008 indoor season. At the World Indoor Championships in Valencia, Spain, Jones won the 60m hurdles with a time of 7.80 for her first world championship.

A 2005 graduate of Louisiana State University, she currently resides in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and is sponsored by Asics. She is of French, Native American, African-American, and Norwegian descent. She is also actively involved in Christian Ministry and attends Healing Place Church in Baton Rouge.