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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.
May 21, 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. Learn more about Joyner-Kersee’s life and career.
2 days ago · Olympians of today and tomorrow will remember the day when they met six-time Olympic medalist Jackie Joyner-Kersee. “A lot of them weren’t even born when I was competing!” Joyner-Kersee said.
By the time of the 1988 Olympic Games, Joyner-Kersee (she had married her coach, Bob Kersee) was so much better at the heptathlon than everyone else that her husband had to invent a fantasy opponent: Wilhelmina World Record. At the Olympic Games in Seoul, Joyner-Kersee won the gold by beating Wilhelmina by 76 points.
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.
Considered by many to be the greatest female all-around athlete in history, Jackie Joyner-Kersee's achievements include three Olympic gold medals, four World Outdoor Championships gold medals, and the still-standing world record of 7,291 points in the women's heptathlon.
4 days ago · Jackie Joyner-Kersee at the Adidas Three Stripes Festival in 2024. Jackie Joyner-Kersee recently spoke to Olympics.com about Anna Hall's potential and her being one of the "toughest competitors ever".
5 days ago · Anna HALL Jackie JOYNER-KERSEE Athletics. Three years after a devastating fall that knocked her out of the U.S. Olympic Team Trials and six months after undergoing knee surgery, Anna Hall felt one thing as she crossed the 800m line - the final event of the women's heptathlon. "Honestly, just relief," Hall, 23, told a small group of reporters in Eugene, Oregon on Monday (24 June).
Jun 25, 2024 · Jackie Joyner-Kersee — arguably the greatest all-around athlete in women’s sports, who has Olympic gold and silver in the heptathlon — was in attendance at Hayward Field for Monday’s final.
6 days ago · Jackie Joyner-Kersee on the podium after the women's long jump at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. ... Joyner-Kersee, 62, who has been a steady presence in Hall's life, hugged her victorious ...
