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Who inspired Jackie Joyner-Kersee?
Hampered by a hamstring injury during the Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games, Joyner-Kersee took silver in the heptathlon. Her brother, Al, won the gold medal in the triple jump, which Joyner-Kersee said helped motivate her during the next four years.
Who was Jackie Joyner named after?
She was named after Jackie Kennedy. She won the Jesse Owens Award in both 1986 and 1987 for the best track and field athlete in the US. Joyner-Kersee was the first woman to score more than 7,000 points in the heptathlon event.
What is Jackie Joyner-Kersee known for?
Jackie Joyner-Kersee, in full Jacqueline Joyner-Kersee, née Jacqueline Joyner, (born March 3, 1962, East St. Louis, Illinois, U.S.), American athlete who was considered by many to be the greatest female athlete ever. She was the first participant to score more than 7,000 points in the heptathlon.Shah
Who broke Flo Jo’s record?
sprinter Elaine Thompson-Herah
Jamaican sprinter Elaine Thompson-Herah broke Florence Griffith Joyner’s 33-year-old Olympic record in the women’s 100 meters. Thompson-Herah set the new record of 10.61 seconds on Saturday as she took home gold in Tokyo. Griffith Joyner, also known as Flo-Jo, had held the record of 10.62 since the 1988 Seoul Games.M
Is Flo Joe dead?
Deceased (1959–1998)
Florence Griffith Joyner/Living or Deceased
What did Jackie Joyner Kersee do in her retirement?
Having created the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Youth Center Foundation, to encourage underprivileged youth in her hometown to play sports, the athletic great devoted more time to the endeavor in retirement. In 2007, she helped establish Athletes for Hope, along with other champions like Andre Agassi, Muhammad Ali and Mia Hamm.
What did Jackie Joyner do in high school?
As a teen, she won the National Junior Pentathlon championships four years in a row, and received widespread honors in high school in various sports, including track, basketball and volleyball.
What did Florence Joyner do in the Olympics?
Subscribe to the Biography newsletter to receive stories about the people who shaped our world and the stories that shaped their lives. Olympic gold medalist Florence Joyner brought style to track and field with form-fitting bodysuits, six-inch fingernails and amazing speed. She still holds the world records in the 100- and 200-meter events.
What was Jackie Joyner Kersee’s national long jump record?
She claimed the national heptathlon championship eight times and the national long jump title nine times, setting the American record with her leap of 24 feet, 7 inches in 1994. Joyner-Kersee also thrived in the hurdles, setting national records at distances of 50, 55 and 60 meters.