Jackie Joyner-Kersee was an all-around athlete, but her explosiveness was her main weapon. It was into such a feeling of prosperity that a baby girl was born to the Joyner family on the mean ...

Hometown: East St. Louis, Illinois High School: Lincoln HS (East St. Louis, Illinois), 1980 College: UCLA (Los Angeles, California), 1985 Considered by many to be the greatest female all-around ...

Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation, Lansdowne UP housing developers have been awarded $780K in grants to plant the trees over the next three years.

The word ‘legend' gets thrown around a lot these days, but when it comes to track and field athlete Jackie Joyner-Kersee, 62, that lofty title may just be an understatement. Considered by many ...

Right now, construction is underway on a major expansion of the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Community Center in East St. Louis. For ...

Jackie Joyner-Kersee is a six-time Olympic medalist—including three golds—redefining what was possible for the world of athletics. But her story goes beyond the medals. “To know not to ...

The RVA Sports Awards recognizes local athletic achievements from the past year and honors those who aim to better the Richmond Region through sport.

Now, the building stands immortal. Almost exactly 100 years later, at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, 26-year-old Jackie Joyner-Kersee became the first-ever heptathlon contestant to surpass 7,000 points.

Turley, whose 8-year-old daughter has attended the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Center in East St. Louis since she was 5, was thrilled to hear and see the center’s namesake, Jackie Joiner-Kersee. “It was an ...

Jackie Joyner did become the first lady of something: Track and Field. Jackie Joyner-Kersee was the first woman to register more than 7,000 points in the heptathlon. She came to dominate the ...