Joyner-Kersee
Americannoun
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But, by far the most egregious error was the lack of votes for Jackie Joyner-Kersee.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2026
World silver medallist Anna Hall, 23, has also overcome injuries and seeks to emulate mentor Jackie Joyner-Kersee by winning gold for Team USA.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2024
Pac-12 alumni include some of the greatest names in sports history: Jackie Robinson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Tiger Woods and Jackie Joyner-Kersee.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 6, 2023
“What I see are all the tools to rewrite the record books,” Joyner-Kersee said in a phone interview on the eve of the U.S. championships that start Thursday at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 6, 2023
He’d been calling me JJK, short for Jackie Joyner-Kersee, since we’d started the Custer High cross-country season a few weeks previous.
From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth
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