Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Jackie Joyner-Kersee (March 3, 1962- ) is generally considered as the best all-around female athlete in the world and the all-time greatest heptathlete. She has won three gold, one silver and one bronze Olympic medals. She was named after Jackeline Kennedy.
Jacqueline Joyner was born in East St. Louis, Illinois and went to UCLA. She is the sister-in-law of Florence Griffith Joyner. Her brother, Al Joyner, is also an important runner.
Apart from the sudden death of her sister in law, Joyner-Kersee endured great tragedy as a young child: When she was 11, she saw a man get killed. A few years later, she called her grandmother to talk, only to find out her grandmother too, had been killed.
International Games Competed In
- 1983 IAAF World Championships in Athletics, Helsinki
- 1984 Summer Olympics, Los Angeles
- 1986 Goodwill Games, Moscow
- 1987 IAAF World Championships in Athletics, Rome
- 1987 Pan American Games, Indianapolis
- 1988 Summer Olympics, Seoul
- 1992 Summer Olympics, Barcelona
- 1993 IAAF World Championships in Athletics, Stuttgart
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See also: Famous women in history