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Jackie Joyner-Kersee

1962 - Today

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Jacqueline Joyner-Kersee (born March 3, 1962) is an American former track and field athlete who competed in both the heptathlon and long jump. She won three gold, one silver, and two bronze Olympic medals at four different Olympic Games. Joyner-Kersee was also a four-time gold medalist (twice each in heptathlon and long jump) at the world championships. Since 1988, she has held the world record for heptathlon. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 48 in 2024). Jackie Joyner-Kersee is the 881st most popular athlete (down from 298th in 2024), the 7,414th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,914th in 2019) and the 198th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Jackie Joyner-Kersee ranks 881 out of 6,025. Before her are Jan Jindra, Manlio Di Rosa, Mel Sheppard, Helena Fibingerová, Frantz Reichel, and Gábor Delneky. After her are Ileana Silai, Fauja Singh, Kalervo Toivonen, Bilistiche, Hans Kalt, and Josef Feistmantl.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Jackie Joyner-Kersee ranks 262. Before her are Jean-Pierre Bemba, Terence Trent D'Arby, Andrey Lavrov, Jon Stewart, Domènec Torrent, and Tom Kane. After her are Mircea Rednic, Bruno Bellone, Den Harrow, Akie Abe, Edivaldo Martins Fonseca, and Gautam Adani.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jackie Joyner-Kersee ranks 7,416 out of 20,380. Before her are Edward S. Holden (1846), Ashrita Furman (1954), Daniel von Bargen (1950), Elliot See (1927), Drea de Matteo (1972), and Michael Harner (1929). After her are Bob James (1939), George Peabody (1795), Laurel Clark (1961), Dennis Dugan (1946), Gina Carano (1982), and Steve Porcaro (1957).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Jackie Joyner-Kersee ranks 198. Before her are George Saling (1909), Elizabeth Becker-Pinkston (1903), Edwin Hedley (1864), Norbert Schemansky (1924), Edward Cook (1888), and Mel Sheppard (1883). After her are Dan Ayrault (1935), Paul Costello (1894), Arthur Harnden (1924), Willie Steele (1923), Emmett Toppino (1909), and Frank Foss (1895).

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