Jackie Joyner-Kersee



First NameJackie
Last NameJoyner-Kersee
Full Name at BirthJacqueline Joyner
Age49
Date of BirthMarch 3, 1962
BirthplaceSt. Louis, IL
BuildSlim
Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorBrown - Dark
Star SignPisces
EthnicityBlack
NationalityAmerican
UniversityUniversity of California, CA
Occupation CategoryTrack and Field
Claim to Fameranked amongst the all-time greatest in heptathlon as well as the long jump. She won three gold, one silver and two bronze Olympic medals

Jacqueline "Jackie" Joyner-Kersee (born March 3, 1962) is a retired American athlete, ranked among the all-time greatest athletes in the women's heptathlon as well as in the women's long jump. She won three gold, one silver, and two bronze Olympic medals, in those four different events. Sports Illustrated for Women magazine voted Joyner-Kersee the Greatest Female Athlete of the 20th century, just ahead of Babe Didrikson Zaharias.


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