Jackie Joyner-Kersee

About Jackie Joyner-Kersee

American Olympic gold medalist considered one of the all-time greatest female heptathletes, she won three Olympics gold medals.

Jacqueline Joyner-Kersee is a retired American athlete, ranked among the greatest athletes of all time in combination and long jump. She won three gold, one silver and two bronze medals in those events at four different Olympic Games. Sports Illustrated for Women magazine named Joyner-Kersee the greatest female athlete of all time. She is on the board of directors of USA Track & Field, the national governing body of the sport. Joyner-Kersee is a philanthropist working in the areas of children's education, racial equality and women's rights. She is the founder of the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation, an organization that promotes youth in East St.. Louis pursued sports and college activities. It partnered with Comcast to create Internet Essentials program in 2011, which cost $ 9.95 / month for low-income Americans and offers cheap laptops and 40 hours / month of speed Internet service height. Since its inception, it has provided Internet access to 4 million Americans.

Sport	Athletics
College team	UCLA (1980–85)
Event(s)	Long jump, heptathlon
Country	United States
Club	Tiger World Class Athletic Club, West Coast Athletic Club, McDonald's Track Club

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Trivia

Sports Illustrated voted her as the greatest female athlete of the 20th century.

Jackie Joyner-Kersee before fame

She was a starter forward for UCLA's women's basketball team.

Achievement of Jackie Joyner-Kersee

She was named the finest female athlete of the twentieth century by Sports Illustrated.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$5 Million

Jackie Joyner-Kersee family life

In 1986, she married Bobby Kersee, her track coach.

Associations of Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Dominique Moceanu is another well-known Olympian.

Jackie Joyner-Kersee Height, Weight & Physique Measurements

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