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Joyner-Kersee

American  
[joi-ner-kur-see] / ˌdʒɔɪ nərˈkɜr si /

noun

  1. Jacqueline Jackie, born 1962, U.S. track and field athlete.


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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

Now one corner is gone, two may have a foot out the door already and the conference that touts sports alumni like Jackie Robinson, John Elway and Jackie Joyner-Kersee could be in trouble.

From Washington Times • Aug. 3, 2023

An American woman hasn’t won the heptathlon title at worlds since Joyner-Kersee in 1993.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 6, 2023

“I will forever be grateful and thankful for her friendship beyond the basketball court,” Joyner-Kersee said.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2022

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