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Jacqueline Joyner-Kersee (born March 3, 1962) is a retired American track and field athlete, ranked among the all-time greats in the heptathlon as well as long jump. She won three gold, one silver, and two bronze Olympic medals in those two events at four different Olympic Games.
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.
8 de feb. de 2024 · Jackie Joyner-Kersee is one of the greatest track and field athletes in American history. The first American woman to win an Olympic gold medal in the long jump and the first woman to compile...
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21 de may. 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.
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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. Joyner-Kersee easily won the heptathlon again at the 1992 Games in Barcelona. In the long jump, she gained a bronze medal.
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.
