1. Jackie Joyner-Kersee
By Jessica Rich

2. Why was she famous?
Jackie Joyner-Kersee was a track and field Olympias. She was the first woman to have 7,000 points in the heptathlon and the first American to win a gold metal for the long jump. Jackie hold the world record for the heptathlon at 7,291 points. Jackie went to the Olympics in 1984, 1988, 1992 and 1996.

3. Accomplishments
Jackie holds Olympic and national records in the long jump
Jackie won three gold metals, one silver and two gold metals
She is the author of the book
A Kind Of Grace

4. Olympic and national record holder for long jump
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Gold, silver and bronze medalist
Author of A Kind Of Grace
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5. Jackie Joyner-Kersee’s Life
Born on March 3, 1962 in East St. Louis Missouri
1980 she qualified for the Olympic long jump
In 1986 Jackie and her track coach Bob Kersee got married.
1995 Jackie was voted the Greatest female athlete of all time
She attended the University of California at Las Angeles where she was in track and felid and basketball
February 21, 1998 she was announced one of the 15 greatest players in UCLA Woman's Basketball
Jackie was voted “Top Woman Collegiate Athlete of the Past 25 Years” in April 2001

6. Personal Opinion
Jackie Joyner was an amazing person because it takes a lot of perseverance, strength, persistence to win Olympic metals.
I think she seems like a good person because of what she does with the children's group she founded.

7. Works cited