As an athlete, Kersee saw Joyner's potential and became her ... where Kersee was an associate pastor. By this time, Jackie had her Olympic silver medal. A poor long jump performance kept her ...

Considered by many to be the best female athlete of ... go of what I can't. Jackie Joyner-Kersee poses with her gold medals from winning Heptathlon at the 1988 Summer Olympics WW: At the 1984 ...

As we celebrate Black History, we are shining a light on an extraordinary athlete from East St. Louis, whose legacy continues ...

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. That world record, which solidified ...

She joined a trio of track icons — Paavo Nurmi, Usain Bolt and now Kipyegon — as the only athletes in Olympic history ... the first woman to win three Olympic titles in the event. U.S. legend Jackie ...

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

Any sprint-based athlete runs on ego ... about two-time Olympic heptathlon champion Jackie Joyner-Kersee on ESPN Classic's SportsCentury series. The early sixties were considered a modern Camelot ...