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Jacqueline "Jackie" Joyner-Kersee, también conocida como Jackie Joyner (East St. Louis, Illinois; 3 de marzo de 1962), es una exatleta estadounidense especialista en pruebas combinadas y salto de longitud. Ganadora de seis medallas olímpicas, tres de ellas de oro entre 1984 y 1996.
Now known as Jackie Joyner-Kersee after marrying her coach Bob Kersee, she entered the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea and earned gold medals in both the heptathlon and the long jump. At the Games, she set the still-standing heptathlon world record of 7,291 points.
8 de feb. de 2024 · American track and field great Jackie Joyner-Kersee won three Olympic gold medals and numerous national titles during her record-setting career.
5 de jul. de 2024 · Jackie Joyner-Kersee, American athlete who was considered by many to be the greatest female athlete ever. At the 1986 Goodwill Games in Moscow, she became the first person to score more than 7,000 points in the heptathlon.
4 x World champion. 1 x Olympic Games Silver medallist. 2 x Olympic Games Bronze medallist. More Honours. Personal Bests. Seasons Bests. Results. Progression. Honours.
Joyner-Kersee won gold medals in the heptathlon and the long jump in her second Games, and earned a total of six medals throughout her Olympic career. She retired after the Atlanta 1996 Games and briefly played professional women’s Basketball in the American Basketball League.
8 de jul. de 2024 · Olympic medallist Jackie Joyner-Kersee recalls how she faced racial slurs. As for life after competing, Joyner-Kersee talked to Kay about the community centre she opened in East St Louis, the...
28 de feb. de 2024 · At the Olympic Games in Seoul, Joyner-Kersee won the gold by beating Wilhelmina by 76 points. Five days later, she earned a second gold medal in the long jump with a fifth-round leap of 7.40m. A jump right to the podium
8 de mar. de 2012 · Joyner-Kersee won the long jump and heptathlon by huge margins at the 1987 IAAF World Championships and repeated the same double 12 months later at the 1988 Olympic Games. She added a second heptathlon title at the 1992 Olympics, where she also won a long jump silver medal, and between 1985 and 1991 she won 12 consecutive heptathlon ...
A six time Olympic medalist, including three Olympic gold medals, Joyner-Kersee dominated the Olympic heptathlon and long jump events throughout her career which spanned four Olympic Games.
