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American retired track and field athlete (born 1699)

Jacqueline Joyner-Kersee (born March 3, 1962) is a retired American 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.

Early life

Jacqueline Joyner was born March 3, 1962, in East St. Louis, Illinois, and was named after Jacqueline Kennedy, the First Lady of the United States. As a high school athlete at East St. Louis Lincoln Senior High School, she qualified for the finals in the long jump at the 1980 Olympic Trials, finishing 8th behind another high schooler, Carol Lewis. She was inspired to compete in multi-disciplinary track & field events after seeing a movie about Babe Didrikson Zaharias. Didrikson, the track star, basketball player, and pro golfer, was chosen the "Greatest Female Athlete of the First Half of the 20th Century. Fifteen years later, Sports Illustrated for Women magazine voted Joyner-Kersee the greatest female athlete of all time, just ahead of Zaharias.

UCLA

Joyner attended college at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) from 1980 to 1985 where she starred in both track & field and basketball.

In basketball, she was a starter at forward for each of her first three seasons (1980–81, 81–82, and 82–83) as well as in her senior (fifth) year, 1984–1985. She had red-shirted during the 1983–1984 academic year to concentrate on the heptathlon for the 1984 Summer Olympics. She scored 1,167 points during her collegiate career, which places her 19th all time for the Bruins games. The Bruins advanced to the West Regional semi-finals of the 1985 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament before losi

Jackie Joyner-Kersee (ur. 3 marca1962 w East Saint Louis jako Jacqueline Joyner) – amerykańskalekkoatletka, startująca w siedmioboju i skoku w dal. Uważana jest za jedną z najlepszych sportsmenek w historii kobiecej lekkoatletyki oraz najlepszą siedmioboistkę w całej historii tej dyscypliny. Zdobywała wielokrotnie medale igrzysk olimpijskich (w 7 finałach zdobyła: 3 złote, 1 srebrny i 2 brązowe) i mistrzostw świata (4 złote).

Kersee była pierwszą kobietą, która przekroczyła granicę 7000 pkt w kobiecym siedmioboju. Dokonała tego podczas Igrzysk Dobrej Woli w Moskwie w 1986 zdobywając 7148 pkt. Rekord świata pobijała jeszcze trzy razy. Należący do niej aktualny rekord świata wynosi 7291 pkt i został ustanowiony 24 września1988 w Seulu. Ogółem w tabeli wszech czasów jej rezultaty zajmują 6 pierwszych miejsc.

W 1987 roku pobiła też rekord świata w skoku w dal skacząc 7,45 m. Wynik ten był kilkakrotnie poprawiany przez inne zawodniczki, a także przez nią samą. Ostatecznie jej najlepszy rezultat w tej dyscyplinie – 7,49 m – daje je drugie miejsce w tabeli wszech czasów za Galiną Czistiakową (7,52). 29 września1988 w Seulu ustanowiła wynikiem 7,40 m (5.kolejka) rekord olimpijski.

Gazeta sportowa Sports Illustrated uznała ją za największą lekkoatletkę XX wieku.

Szwagierką Jackie Joyner-Kersee była inna znana amerykańska lekkoatletka Florence Griffith-Joyner. Jej brat Al Joyner jest mistrzem olimpijskim w trójskoku z Los Angeles.

Osiągnięcia

• igrzyska olimpijskie: 1984 – siedmiobój 2 miejsce; 1988 – siedmiobój 1 m., skok w dal 1 miejsce; 1992 – siedmiobój 1 miejsce, skok w dal 3 miejsce; 1996 – skok w dal 3 miejsce;
• mistrzostwa świata: 1987 – siedmiobój 1 miejsce, skok w dal 1 miejsce; 1991 – skok w dal 1 miejsce; 1993 – siedmiobój 1 miejsce
• Igrzyska Dobrej Woli 1986 – siedmiobój 1 miejsce
• Igrzyska Panamerykańskie 1987 – skok w dal 1 miejsce

Rekord świata w siedmioboju

Porównanie

1962-present

Who Is Jackie Joyner-Kersee?

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 more than 7,000 points in the seven-event heptathlon, Joyner-Kersee went on to win three golds, a silver and two bronze medals over four separate Olympics. She was named Sports Illustrated for Women's top female athlete of the 20th century.

Quick Facts

FULL NAME: Jackie Joyner-Kersee
BORN: March 3, 1962
BIRTHPLACE: East St. Louis, Illinois
SPOUSE: Bob Kersee (1986-present)
ASTROLOGICAL SIGN: Pisces

Early Hardship and Athletic Success

Joyner-Kersee was born on March 3, 1962, in East St. Louis, Illinois. The daughter of teenage parents, she endured financial hardship while growing up, but soon rose above the pack with her athletic prowess.

As a teen, she won the National Junior Pentathlon championships four years in a row, and received widespread honors in high school in various sports, including track, basketball and volleyball. Joyner-Kersee thrived as a basketball and track-and-field star, and during her junior year, she set the Illinois high-school long jump record for women, with a 6.68-meter jump.

Joyner-Kersee attended the University of California, Los Angeles on a full scholarship, and continued to gain fame on both the court and field. However, in 1981, at the age of 19, she began to focus on training for the Olympics, specifically for the heptathlon. She later graduated from UCLA in 1985.

Olympic Career

Joyner-Kersee rose to fame through her dominant performances on the world stage, competing in four different Olympic Games.

1984

Competing in her first Olympics, in Los Angeles, Joyner-Kersee earned a silver medal in the heptathlon, a seven-event competition that includes the 200-meter run, 800-meter run and 100-meter hurdles.

Her older brother, Al, also won the gold medal in the tripl