Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Jackie Joyner-Kersee is an American track-and-field athlete whose heptathlon and long-jump achievements include six Olympic medals and a long-standing heptathlon world record.

1988 Summer Olympics: The Seoul Olympic Games, held in 1988. Joyner-Kersee won heptathlon gold and long-jump gold at these Games.
Heptathlon: A women's combined track-and-field event consisting of seven disciplines contested over two days. It is the event in which Joyner-Kersee set her world record and won Olympic gold.
Bob Kersee: An American track-and-field coach known for training elite sprinters, hurdlers, and combined-event athletes. He coached Joyner-Kersee and became her husband.
World Athletics: The international governing body for track and field, formerly known as the International Association of Athletics Federations. Its official records preserve the standing of Joyner-Kersee’s heptathlon mark.
1984 Summer Olympics: The Los Angeles Olympic Games, held in 1984. She won heptathlon silver in her Olympic debut.
Long jump: A track-and-field event in which athletes sprint and leap for distance into a sand pit. Joyner-Kersee also won Olympic medals and world titles in this event.
Al Joyner: An American triple jumper who won Olympic gold at the 1984 Los Angeles Games. Her brother also became an Olympic champion and part of her athletic family.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation: A nonprofit organization founded by Joyner-Kersee to support children and families in East St. Louis. It carries her influence into education and community development beyond sport.
1992 Summer Olympics: The Barcelona Olympic Games, held in 1992. She defended her heptathlon title and earned a long-jump bronze.
100 metres hurdles: A sprint hurdle event in which women clear ten barriers over 100 metres. It is the heptathlon’s opening event and one of Joyner-Kersee’s seven disciplines.

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