LOUIS — While Jackie Joyner-Kersee remembers her gold medal Olympic performances fondly, it's a bronze medal that tested her determination. Joyner-Kersee, from East St. Louis, medaled in four ...

The USA's Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Canoga Park, Calif., gives her husband and coach, Bob Kersee, a hug Sunday night, August 2, 1992, in Olympic Stadium in Barcelona after winning the gold medal in ...

Joyner-Kersee won six Olympic medals, including three golds in the heptathlon and long jump. She amassed four gold medals at the World Championships as well, an event that propelled her to ...

Joyner-Kersee finished poorly in the shot put, though her performance in the 800 meters gave her a combined score of 7,044 points and the gold medal. Joyner-Kersee’s 1992 accomplishments lived ...

Jackie Joyner-Kersee, who will be the featured speaker at the RVA Sports Awards, ... Joyner-Kersee went on to win 15 medals in international competition, including 12 gold medals.

Jackie Joyner-Kersee, a four-time Olympian whose long jumping prowess earned her three gold medals, will headline the 2025 RVA Sports Awards, according to the foundation.

Joyner-Kersee said she remembers being inspired watching Evelyn Ashford finish fifth in the 100 meters at the 1976 Olympics (Ashford went on to win four Olympic gold medals and one silver in the ...

Benjamin Hochman: A gold medal human, Jackie Joyner-Kersee devotes her life to bettering lives in East St. Louis Benjamin Hochman St. Louis Post-Dispatch Mar 4, 2022 ...

Jackie Joyner-Kersee, a four-time Olympian whose long jumping prowess earned her three gold medals, will headline the 2025 RVA Sports Awards, according to the foundation.