Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Also known as Jacqueline "Jackie" Joyner-Kersee, Jacqueline Joyner-Kersee, Jacqueline Joyner, Jackie Joyner
American track and field athlete
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Jackie Joyner-Kersee was an American track and field athlete who became one of the sport's greatest competitors. She matters because of her exceptional athletic achievements and her influence on women's sports, making her a significant figure in Olympic and international athletics history.
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- Jackie Joyner-Kersee Corriendo Por el Oro
- Jackie Joyner-Kersee Running for the Gold
- Asthma for Dummies
- A kind of grace
- A kind of grace
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Jacqueline Joyner-Kersee, née Joyner, (born March 3, 1962) is an American former track and field athlete who competed in both the heptathlon and long jump. She won three gold, one silver, and two bronze Olympic medals at four different Olympic Games. Joyner-Kersee was also a four-time gold medalist (twice each in heptathlon and long jump) at the world championships. Since 1988, she has held the world record for heptathlon.
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1962 births20th-century African-American sportswomen20th-century American sportswomen21st-century African-American sportswomen21st-century American sportswomenAfrican-American track and field athletesAmerican heptathletesAmerican women long jumpersAmerican women's basketball playersAthletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer OlympicsAthletes (track and field) at the 1987 Pan American Games