Jackie Joyner-Kersee AKA Jacqueline Joyner-Kersee Born: 3-Mar-1962 Birthplace: East St. Louis, IL
Gender: Female Race or Ethnicity: Black Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Track and Field Nationality: United States Executive summary: Track and Field medalist Sister-in-law of Florence Griffith Joyner. Father: Alfred Joyner Mother: Mary Brother: Al Joyner (athlete, b. 19-Jan-1960) Husband: Bobby Kersee (m. 1986)
University: University of California at Los Angeles
Overcoming Obstacles Board of Advisors Sullivan Award 1986 Associated Press Athlete of the Year (female) 1987 Olympic Gold Medal 1988 (heptathlon) Olympic Gold Medal 1988 (long jump) Olympic Gold Medal 1992 (heptathlon) Olympic Silver Medal 1984 (heptathlon) Olympic Bronze Medal 1996 (long jump) Honorary Harlem Globetrotter Jan-1999 Library of Congress Living Legend 2000 US Olympic Hall of Fame 2004 St. Louis Walk of Fame Endorsement of Avon 1995
Risk Factors: Asthma
Author of books:
A Kind of Grace (1997, memoir)
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