Jackie Joyner-Kersee (Mar 3, 1962). Retired track and field athlete, ranked among the all-time greats in the heptathlon and long jump. She won 3 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze Olympic medals in those two events at 4 different Olympic Games.
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"Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Track and Field Star." Historianspeaks, March 11, 2026. https://historianspeaks.org/blog/jackie-joyner-kersee-track-and-field-star.
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