Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Awards And Accomplishments
| 1974-78 | Wins four consecutive national junior pentathlon championships |
| 1984 | Silver medal, Olympic heptathlon |
| 1985 | Sets U.S. record in long jump |
| 1986 | Sets two world records in heptathlon |
| 1986 | Sullivan Award for Best Amateur Athlete; Jesse Owens Award; Track and Field Athlete of the Year |
| 1987 | McDonald's Amateur Athlete of the Year |
| 1988 | Olympic gold medals in heptathlon and long jump |
| 1989 | Honorary doctorate, University of Missouri |
| 1992 | Olympic gold medal, heptathlon; Olympic bronze medal, long jump |
| 1996 | Olympic bronze medal, long jump |
| 1998 | Gold medal, heptathlon, Goodwill Games |
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