Jacqueline Joyner Kersee

Background

Kersee, Jacqueline Joyner was born on March 3, 1962 in East St. Louis, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Alfred and Mary Joyner.

Education

Bachelor in History, University of California at Los Angeles, 1985; honorary degree, Fontbonne College, St. Louis, 1998.

Career

Winner 4 consecutive, National Junior Pentathlon Championships winner heptathlon, Goodwill Games, Moscow, 1986; winner heptathlon, United States Olympic Festival, 1986; winner, United States of America/Mobil Outdoor Track and Field Championship, 1987; winner, long jump and heptathlon, World Track and Field Championships, 1987; winner Grand Prix Indoor Championships, winner indoor world record 55m hurdlers 7:37 seconds, 1989; winner heptathlon, Goodwill Games, St. Petersburg, Russia, 1994. President, founder Jackie Joyner-Kersee & Associations, Inc.

Achievements

• Jacqueline Joyner Kersee has been listed as a noteworthy Track and field athlete by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Founder Jackie Joyner-Kersee Cmty. Foundation (name now Jackie Joyner-Kersee Youth Center Foundation). Chairman St. Louis Sports Commission, since 1996.

Connections

Married Bob Kersee, January 11, 1986.

Father:

Alfred Joyner

Mother:

Mary Joyner

Spouse:

Bob Kersee