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Sporting Witness: Jackie Joyner-Kersee - Heptathlon Queen

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Jackie Joyner-Kersee - Heptathlon Queen

21/10/2021 GMT

BBC World Service - Sporting Witness, Jackie Joyner-Kersee - Heptathlon Queen

In 1988, the American athlete put in one of the greatest performances in Olympic history.

The American athlete put in one of the greatest performances in Olympic history at the 1988 Seoul Games.

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)

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