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	Jackie Joyner-Kersee - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Jackie Joyner-Kersee (born March 3, 1962) is generally considered as the best all-around female athlete in the world and the all-time greatest heptathlete.
		Jacqueline Joyner was born in East St. Louis, Illinois, and went to UCLA, where she starred in both track and basketball.
		Her brother, Al Joyner, is also an Olympic gold medalist, having won the Olympic triple jump in 1984.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jackie_Joyner-Kersee (325 words)

	Jackie Joyner-Kersee
		Jackie was the first woman to score more than 7000 points; she did so in spectacular fashion, setting her first world record of 7148 points -- a 202 point improvement over the previous world record.
		Jackie swept the long jump and heptathlon gold medals at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, and repeated as the heptathlon gold medalist at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.
		Jackie tied the world record in the long jump in 1987 (24-5 1/2), and broke or tied the American record four times.
	vm.mtsac.edu /relays/HallFame/Joyner.htm (271 words)

	Jackie Joyner-Kersee
		Jackie Joyner-Kersee of the United States grimaces as she leaps the last hurdle during the women's heptathlon 100 meter hurdles during a rain storm at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Saturday.
	www.nytimes.com /specials/olympics/0728/oly-run-rdp.1.jpg.html (32 words)

	Jackie Joyner-Kersee
		Jackie Joyner-Kersee's life is the story of a successful, determined African-American woman, whose ethnicity and gender played central roles in shaping her self-image, her path to success, and her greater life goal of bringing equality to blacks and to women.
		Kersee may be the greatest female athlete to ever live, but she is more importantly a most compassionate and inspiring person, with a strong pride in who she is and a clear vision of what she wants to do for others.
		Kersee has also become the icon of feminine strength for all women, an embodiment of her now-famous statement that being a muscular female athlete is "a kind of grace" (12).
	sun.menloschool.org /~sportman/ethnic/individual/jkersee (1376 words)

	Joyner_Kersee.doc
		Jackie Joyner—Kersee has had one of the greatest Olympic careers in history, in which she won six medals, three of them gold, one silver and two bronze medals.
		Jackie is considered one of the greatest female athletes of all times.
		Jackie was nine when she first discovered track and field.
	instech.tusd.k12.az.us /Aa/history/Joyner_Kersee.doc (394 words)

	INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - ATHLETES
		The first of Jackie Joyner's four Olympic appearances came in 1984, when she competed in both the seven-event heptathlon and in the long jump.
		By the time of the 1988 Olympics, Joyner-Kersee (she had married her coach, Bob Kersee) was so much better at the heptathlon than everyone else, that her husband had to invent a fantasy opponent: Wilhelmina World Record.
		At the Seoul Games, Joyner-Kersee won the gold by beating Wilhelmina by 76 points.
	www.olympic.org /uk/athletes/heroes/bio_uk.asp?PAR_I_ID=35880 (296 words)

	My Biography Journal About Jackie Joyner Kersee by Taylor
		When Jackie Joyner was thirteen she was thinking about the Olympics and that it might be a possibility for her.
		Jackie Joyner was competing in her first Olympic games.
		Jackie did not know she had asthma until she got to college.
	www.crockerfarm.org /ac/rm02/biography/JackieJKersee.htm (562 words)

	Jackie Joyner-Kersee
		Jackie Joyner-Kersee - Sweet Queen of East St. Louis by Dave Dorr
		Jackie Joyner-Kersee didn't want to be connected to this project in name only.
		Her past is important to her and for that reason, she convinced Bob Kersee, her husband and coach, that she wanted to leave Los Angeles, where UCLA had been the centerpiece for both of them, and live in St. Louis.
	www.sportshumanitarian.com /Inductees/kersee.htm (700 words)

	JACKIE JOYNER KERSEE 1965
		Jackie Joyner Kersee is not only an exceptional athlete, but a valuable member of society as well.
		Jackie Joyner Kersee is considered by many to be the best female athlete ever, but that's not all she's done.
		She married Kersee in 1986, the year she emerged as the world's premier heptathlete, becoming the first woman to break 7000 points in the event and winning the Sullivan Award as the nation's top amateur athlete.
	www.wntb.com /blackachievers/JackieJoynerKersee (313 words)

	jackie joyner-kersee personal appearances, olympic gold medalists, representation, Jackie Joyner Kersee
		Jacqueline "Jackie" Joyner-Kersee was born March 3,1962 in East St. Louis, Illinois, to a family that sometimes lacked material possessions "but always had love." She was also blessed with a talent, a supportive family and a quiet yet unshakable belief in herself.
		Jackie Joyner-Kersee carries her holistic outlook and gracious demeanor to the track, the community, and the boardroom.
		After graduating from UCLA in 1985, Jackie Joyner Kersee went on to build one of the most illustrious athletic careers in the world, earning the titles, "World's Greatest Female Athlete" and "Queen of Track and Field".
	www.sportsstarsusa.com /olympians/joyner-kersee_jackie.html?goto (632 words)

	Jackie Joyner-Kersee
		Jackie Joyner-Kersee's silver medal in the heptathlon at the 1984 Olympic Games had been somewhat devalued by the absence of the highly ranked East German and Soviet athletes due to the Olympic boycott by the eastern bloc countries.
		However, Jackie continued to improve her ranking against the rest of the world and her 6718 points total achieved in July 1985 was the world's best that year advancing her to 6th on the all-time world list.
		She also moved to 5th on the all-time world list in the long jump that year with a leap of 7.24m at Zurich.
	www.sporting-heroes.net /athletics-heroes/displayhero.asp?HeroID=338 (356 words)

	Jackie Joyner-Kersee
		Jackie is considered the greatest female athlete in the world by many, but she stresses her greatest accomplishment is her way of giving back to the community that has supported her.
		Jackie said the one most influential word that young adults can share with one another is “love.” She concluded the seminar with a fashionable and encouraging summary—“spread the positive fight, know why you are here and continue to make the difference.”
		However, Jackie stresses her sincere interest in leadership programs in urban areas across the United States.
	www.marshall.edu /yearbook/ti/kersee.html (187 words)

	Jackie Joyner-Kersee
		Jackie Joyner-Kersee was born on March 3, 1962 in East St. Louis, Illinois.
		Joyner de-emphasized basketball because she was continually told at the time there was no chance for advancement and success in that particular sport.
		At age nine, Jackie began participating in track and field at a local recreation center, even though her first love was basketball.
	www.wvu.edu /~physed/blacksports/kersee.htm (369 words)

	Jackie's Gold Medal Faith - Women
		Jackie was born on March 3, 1962 to poverty-stricken parents Alfred Joyner, Sr.
		Despite all Jackie's athletic success, you won't find any Olympic medals displayed in the home she shares with her coach and husband of twelve years, Bobby Kersee.
		Mom would always tell me, "Jackie, no matter what, always strive to be a good person." From her I learned that whatever you do is a test of character, a test of heart.
	www.christianitytoday.com /tcw/8W5/8W5046.html (4007 words)

	Jackie Joyner Kersee - Leading Authorities Speakers Bureau
		Jackie Joyner-Kersee has set over 18 athletic records, received over 24 recognition awards, is a successful businesswoman, respected community leader, and a dynamic motivational speaker who inspires audiences to go after their dreams with passion and commitment.
		Three-time Olympic Gold Medalist Jackie Joyner-Kersee has built one of the most illustrious athletic careers in the world of track & field.
		Her drive and commitment are evident in all of her projects, including the JJK Community Foundation - which she created to support the development of leadership programs in urban areas across the United States - and her own sports marketing firm, JJK & Associates.
	www.leadingauthorities.com /3401/Jackie_Joyner_Kersee.htm (176 words)

	Jackie Joyner-Kersee Withdraws From Heptathlon
		Jackie Joyner-Kersee, the two-time defending Olympic champion, withdrew from the heptathlon competition Saturday with what appeared to be a right hamstring injury.
		"I don't want to call her the grandmother of track and field, but I've heard of Jackie Joyner-Kersee ever since I've been in the sport," she said.
		Jearl Miles, 400-meter runner for the United States, was in the starting blocks for her heat when the announcement was made about Joyner-Kersee's withdrawal.
	www.nytimes.com /specials/olympics/0727/update.html (1070 words)

	Jackie Joyner-Kersee
		Jackie Joyner-Kersee lived from 1962 and she is still alive.
		Jackie graduated with a degree in history in 1986.
		Jackie was also taught that family was very important.
	www2.lhric.org /pocantico/womenenc/kersee.html (177 words)

	MSN Encarta - Multimedia - Jackie Joyner-Kersee in Heptathlon
		American track-and-field athlete Jackie Joyner-Kersee was the first woman to win consecutive heptathlons at the Olympic Games and the first to amass more than 7000 points in the competition.
		Joyner-Kersee, Jackie; African Americans; Olympic Games (modern); Track and Field
		In addition to her gold medals at the Olympic Games in 1988 and 1992, she also won a silver medal in the heptathlon at the 1984 Olympics.
	encarta.msn.com /media_461539058_761562123_-1_1__7/media.html (113 words)

	Southwest Illinois News - ETC.
		Jackie Joyner-Kersee had always been inspired to provide to the community from which she grew up.
		Jackie teamed up with her husband/coach Bob Kersee, President of the facility, to begin taking the necessary steps towards achieving the Boy's and Girl's Club.
		Jackie received a very warm welcome and standing ovation when she stepped in front of the microphone to speak to the large crowd.
	www.swi-news.com /SWI-ETCJJK.htm (828 words)

	Jackie Joyner-Kersee -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		A track-and-field dynamo famous for her personal drive and good humor, Jackie Joyner-Kersee was widely considered the greatest woman athlete of her time.
		Joyner showed great enthusiasm for athletics early on, and as a teenager she won the first of four consecutive National Junior Pentathlon championships.
		Jackie Robinson breaks the color barrier in major league baseball.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9002520 (785 words)

	Press Release: A Kind of Grace by Sonja Steptoe and Jackie Joyner Kersee
		In A KIND OF GRACE: The Autobiography of the World's Greatest Female Athlete, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, with Sports Illustrated Senior Editor Sonja Steptoe, shares with readers her inspirational life story, from her childhood in poverty-ridden East St. Louis to her record-smashing performances at four Olympic games.
		For young Jackie and her siblings (four in all), their great grandmother's tiny house was an oasis of self-respect and calm in a world of violence, drug abuse and alcoholism.
		A KIND OF GRACE touchingly chronicles these early triumphs along with Jackie's struggle to maintain hope and dignity in hard-hit East St. Louis, a conflict that finally ended with a basketball scholarship to UCLA, and eventually, her astonishing performances at the Olympics and other competitions.
	www.twbookmark.com /books/80/0446522481/press_release.html (651 words)

	Rediff On The NeT: Jackie Joyner-Kersee bows out in style
		Crying before the final event -- the 800m run that climaxes the two day, seven event heptathlon-- crying after the event, Jackie Joyner-Kersee pulled off a near impossile win in the heptathlon event of the Goodwill Games, at Uniondale, New York, to end her athletics career on the greatest of highs.
		Joyner Kersee, the greatest all-round woman athlete in history, has won two Olympic and two world titles as well as one Olympic and two world long jump gold medals.
		Husband and coach Bob Kersee, seated in the stands, emulated his wife and burst into tears, then raced out onto the track, sneaked up behind the sobbing Jackie, and dumped water on her before sweeping her into a hug.
	www.rediff.com /sports/1998/jul/23e.htm (739 words)

	CNNSI.com - SI For Women - 100 Greatest Female Athletes - Wednesday December 01, 1999 04:18 PM
		In ways that could be measured, Jackie Joyner-Kersee was one of the greatest Olympic athletes in history, and in ways that could not, she was a rare combination of courage and grace, of power and vulnerability.
		"Jackie was everybody's role model." Like Hamm and Foudy, Jones later became close friends with Joyner-Kersee and was more taken with her as a person than as an athlete.
		After withdrawing tearfully from the heptathlon at the Atlanta Olympics and being walked off the track by her husband and coach, Bob Kersee, Jackie returned six days later to compete in the long jump.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /siforwomen/top_100/1 (1496 words)

	Jackie Joyner-Kersee
		Jackie also got the gold medal in the heptathlon in the 1992 Olympics and got third place in the long jump.
		When Jackie was 10 she started to compete in track meets and winning.
		When she was 14 years old Jackie won her first Junior National Title in the pentathlon.
	www2.lhric.org /poCantico/womenenc/kersee2.html (310 words)

	// Athletics Links // A chat with Jackie Joyner-Kersee
		Jackie made the US Olympic team for the 1984 LA Olympics and won the heptathlon silver medal in the absence of the Soviet teams (due to the boycott).
		This turned out to be Jackie's last medal at a major global championships, although she put in valliant efforts for the '97 World Championships long jump and the 2000 US Trials long jump.
		The year after the LA Olympics (1985) ended with Jackie at the top of the heptathlon lists, with a score of 6718.
	www.athleticslinks.com /art/jjk.php (2355 words)

	Jackie Joyner-Kersee (Reference)
		Jackie has been accused of using performance-enhancing drugs; however, she has never failed a drug test.
		Jacqueline Joyner was born in East St. Louis, IL, on March 3, 1962.
		Her coach (and future husband), Bob Kersee, saw her talent and encouraged her to train for multiple-event contests like heptathalons.
	www.teachervision.fen.com /african-americans/biography/4595.html (288 words)

	Gale - Free Resources - Black History - Biographies - Jackie Joyner-Kersee
		Her college years proved to be challenging as, under Kersee's direction, the young athlete perfected her skills and ultimately won the NCAA heptathlon two years in a row, as well as walking away with the 1982 USA championship.
		She and her coach were married in January of 1986, and Kersee continued to coach his wife to a heptathlon victory at that year's Goodwill Games in Moscow.
		Her brother, Al Joyner, is also an athlete who has achieved Olympic greatness, winning the gold in the triple jump in 1984; he would marry runner Florence "FloJo" Griffith in 1987.
	www.galegroup.com /free_resources/bhm/bio/joyner_j.htm (1132 words)

	Jackie Joyner-Kersee
		Joyner-Kersee, Jackie (1962-), American track and field athlete, two-time Olympic gold medalist and world champion.
		(Al Joyner won the gold medal in the triple jump.) She married Kersee in 1986, and that same year she gave up basketball for the heptathlon, setting two world records within one month.
		She was born Jacqueline Joyner in East St. Louis, Illinois, and educated at the University of California, Los Angeles.
	www.distinguishedwomen.com /biographies/joyner-k.html (384 words)

	Jackie Joyner-Kersee
		Jackie Joyner-Kersee - Jackie Joyner-Kersee Born: Mar. 3, 1962 Track and Field 2-time world champion in both long jump...
		Florence Griffith Joyner - Florence Griffith Joyner Born: Dec. 21, 1959 Track and Field set world records in 100 and 200...
		She also won a gold medal (1988) and bronze medals (1992, 1996) in the long jump.
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/people/A0826667.html (194 words)

	Jackie Joyner-Kersee: extended biography
		A popular rule of thumb in resume writing is "keep it to one page." Good luck to Jackie Joyner-Kersee on that score; she'll need it.
		She married coach Bob Kersee on January 11, 1986, in a Baptist church in Long Beach where Kersee had once been assistant pastor.
		Kersee indicated that the arguments about which events his wife would compete in at the Trials had been going on for some time: "I've missed a lot of meals this year."
	www.usatoday.com /sports/olympics/otf/otfmsc21.htm (1158 words)

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