Jackie Joyner-Kersee was hurt in the heptathlon, but she still wanted to compete in the long jump. It was JJK's last Olympics. She was injured, but pulled out a medal in Atlanta.

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 ...

Olympic legend Jackie Joyner-Kersee’s running career didn’t get off to the best start. In her first race at nine years old, she finished dead last. But that didn’t stop her. ”I wasn't one ...

My grandmother named me after Jacqueline Kennedy. She wrote on the back of my photo, ‘One day, this girl is going to be First Lady of something.’ I always had that wonderful support from my ...

Jackie Joyner-Kersee remembers a time when watching women compete on television wasn’t even a consideration. Joyner-Kersee — a six-time Olympic medalist who was named the greatest female ...

Jackie lost by 2.46 seconds, a third of a second too slow. Nunn finished with 6,390 points, Joyner with 6,385. By 1988, the 5-foot-10, 150-pound Joyner-Kersee was the overwhelming gold medal favorite.

Six-time Olympic Medalist Jackie Joyner-Kersee graced the stage at the Connecticut Convention Center to talk about the importance of equity at the 28th “In the Company of Women Luncheon ...

Female athletes are household names and have reshaped Olympic competition since the 1900 Games, when only 22 of the 997 athletes were women. Culture As Paris Games near, Jackie Joyner-Kersee ...

Joyner-Kersee’s score of 7,291 at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, remains the highest in history. No American has won the heptathlon gold since her repeat victory in 1992.

Track and field legend Jackie Joyner-Kersee shared that she received a text asking for advice from Anna Hall during the Paris Olympics. While the American heptathlon athlete went on to finish ...

Joyner-Kersee, from East St. Louis, medaled in four Olympic games. She competed in long jump and the heptathlon in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Joyner-Kersee worked with orthopedic surgeon Dr. Rick ...

American heptathiete Jackie Joyner-Kersee, center, clears a hurdle in front of the pack on her way to a win her 100-meter hurdles Sept. 23, 1988, in Seoul, South Korea. Lennox McLendon Facebook ...