Jackie Joyner-Kersee a retired American track and field athlete. She won a total of six Olympic medals in heptathlon and long jump events throughout her career.

As a child growing up in East St. Louis during the 1970s, Olympian Jackie Joyner-­Kersee didn’t know how far her talents would take her—but the local community center was her key to discovering the ...

If the phrase “never forget where you come from” was a person, her name would be Jackie Joyner-Kersee. Hailing from the “City of Champions,” Joyner-Kersee has become an indisputable icon. For three ...

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TOKYO – Anna Hall is the first to admit that the injuries, the excruciating losses and the hours of practice when she felt like she was going nowhere pushed her to lose her love for track and field.