Passion J. Richardson (born January 25, 1975) is an American former track and field athlete who competed in sprinting events.

[4] In 1997 she set a personal record of 11.28 seconds for the 100 m at the United States Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

She came close to a medal in that event at the 1998 United States Indoor Track and Field Championships, ending up in fourth place.

[5] 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.

[7] Richardson and the other runners filed an appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport to contest their disqualification and retain their medals.

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?