Jackie Joyner-Kersee
American retired track and field athlete
Jacqueline "Jackie" Joyner-Kersee (born March 3, 1962) is a retired American athlete. She is one of the greatest athletes in the women's heptathlon as well as in the women's long jump. Joyner-Kersee represented the United States at four Olympic games (1984-96).[1] She won a total of three gold, one silver, and two bronze Olympic medals.[1] Joyner-Kersee was voted "the greatest female athlete of the 20th century" by Sports Illustrated magazine.[1] She won four World Outdoor Championships gold medals. Joyner-Kersee holds the current world record of 7,291 points in the women's heptathlon.[2]
 Jackie Joyner-Kersee in 2014 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Born | March 3, 1962 East St. Louis, Illinois, U.S. |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | United States |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Long jump, heptathlon |
| Club | Tiger World Class Athletic Club West Coast Athletic Club McDonald's Track Club |
Medal record
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Gold
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Jackie Joyner-Kersee Biography". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- ↑ "Jackie Joyner-Kersee". USA Track & Field. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
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