Jackie Joyner-Kersee (born March 3, 1962 in East St. Louis, Illinois) is a retired American athlete, ranked amongst the all-time greatest in heptathlon as well as the long jump. She won three gold, one silver and two bronze Olympic medals.As of August 2007, Joyner-Kersee holds the world record in heptathlon along with six all time best results and her long jump record of 7.49 m is second on the long jump all time list. In addition to heptathlon and long jump, she was a world class athlete in 100 m hurdles and 200 meters being as of June 2006 in top 60 all time in those events.
Sports Illustrated voted her the greatest female athlete of the 20th century. Jackie Joyner-Kersee's heptathlon series could be viewed as achieved in an era where performance enhancing, and forbidden, drugs were very common. However Joyner-Kersee always has advocated staying drug-free. She consistently has maintained that she has competed throughout her career without performance-enhancing drugs.
Archivement
Olympic games
Los Angeles 1984 - 1 silverSeoul 1988 - 2 gold
Barcelona 1992 - 1 gold, 1 bronzeAtlanta 1996 - 1 bronze
World Championships
Rome 1987 - 2 goldTokyo 1991 - 1 gold
Stuttgart - 1993 - 1 gold
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