Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Joyner-Kersee in 2014
Personal information
BornJacqueline Joyner
(1962-03-03) March 3, 1962[1]
East St. Louis, Illinois, U.S.[1]
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[1]
Weight154 lb (70 kg)[1]
Sport
Country United States
SportAthletics
Event(s)Long jump, heptathlon
College teamUCLA (1980–1985)
ClubTiger World Class Athletic Club
West Coast Athletic Club
McDonald's Track Club
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
1988 Seoul Heptathlon
1988 Seoul Long jump
1992 Barcelona Heptathlon
1984 Los Angeles Heptathlon
1992 Barcelona Long jump
1996 Atlanta Long jump
World Championships
1987 Rome Long jump
1987 Rome Heptathlon
1991 Tokyo Long jump
1993 Stuttgart Heptathlon
Goodwill Games
1986 Moscow Heptathlon 
1990 Seattle Heptathlon
1994 Saint Petersburg Heptathlon
1998 New York Heptathlon
Pan American Games
1987 Indianapolis Long jump

Jacqueline Joyner-Kersee (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.

  1. ^ a b c d Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jackie Joyner-Kersee". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved October 28, 2020.