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.

Jackie Joyner-Kersee poses with her gold medals from winning Heptathlon at the 1988 Summer Olympics WW: At the 1984 Olympics, you won silver in heptathlon, missing gold by only five points.

Tuesday, dozens of children at the Jackie Joyner ... arts science and more. Joyner-Kersee, an East St. Louis native, won three gold, one silver, and two bronze Olympic medals at four different ...

Jackie lost by 2:46.03 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 ...