Sporting Witness - Jackie Joyner-Kersee - Heptathlon Queen
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In 1988, the American athlete, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, put in one of the greatest performances in the history of women’s athletics at the Seoul Olympics. She set a world record that still stands in the Heptathlon and won a second gold medal in the individual High Jump event. Jackie Joyner Kersee talks to Ashley Byrne.
PHOTO: Jackie Joyner-Kersee at the 1988 Olympics (Getty Images)
Published on Thursday, 21st October 2021.
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