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Jackie Joyner-Kersee. Jacqueline Joyner-Kersee (born March 3, 1962) is a retired American track and field athlete, ranked among the all-time greats in the heptathlon as well as long jump. She won three gold, one silver, and two bronze Olympic medals in those two events at four different Olympic Games.
Feb 8, 2024 · American track and field great Jackie Joyner-Kersee won three Olympic gold medals and numerous national titles during her record-setting career.
Joyner-Kersee won gold medals in the heptathlon and the long jump in her second Games, and earned a total of six medals throughout her Olympic career. She retired after the Atlanta 1996 Games and briefly played professional women’s Basketball in the American Basketball League.
May 21, 2024 · Jackie Joyner-Kersee, American athlete who was considered by many to be the greatest female athlete ever. At the 1986 Goodwill Games in Moscow, she became the first person to score more than 7,000 points in the heptathlon. Learn more about Joyner-Kersee’s life and career.
5 days ago · Jackie Joyner-Kersee — arguably the greatest all-around athlete in women’s sports, who has Olympic gold and silver in the heptathlon — was in attendance at Hayward Field for Monday’s final.
5 days ago · Jackie Joyner-Kersee on the podium after the women's long jump at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. ... Joyner-Kersee, 62, who has been a steady presence in Hall's life, hugged her victorious ...
At the Olympic Games in Seoul, Joyner-Kersee won the gold by beating Wilhelmina by 76 points. Five days later, she earned a second gold medal in the long jump with a fifth-round leap of 7.40m. A jump right to the podium
Considered by many to be the greatest female all-around athlete in history, Jackie Joyner-Kersee's achievements include three Olympic gold medals, four World Outdoor Championships gold medals, and the still-standing world record of 7,291 points in the women's heptathlon.
4 days ago · Jackie Joyner-Kersee on Anna Hall: 'She'll go through a brick wall' "Anna Hall is one of the toughest competitors I've seen," Joyner-Kersee told Olympics.com last month. "She'll go through a brick wall to get it done. She has the mindset that, if she's out there, there's no giving up on Anna: She's going to give it her all."
Mar 8, 2012 · Joyner-Kersee won the long jump and heptathlon by huge margins at the 1987 IAAF World Championships and repeated the same double 12 months later at the 1988 Olympic Games. She added a second heptathlon title at the 1992 Olympics, where she also won a long jump silver medal, and between 1985 and 1991 she won 12 consecutive heptathlon contests.
