Now known as Jackie Joyner-Kersee after marrying her coach Bob Kersee, [16] she entered the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea and earned gold medals in both the heptathlon and the long jump. …

1988 Olympic Games Seoul, KoreaWomen's Long Jump FinalJackie Joyner-Kersee 7.40 m Olympic record

At the Olympic Games in Seoul, Joyner-Kersee won the gold by beating Wilhelmina by 76 points. Five days later, she earned a second gold medal in the long jump with a fifth-round leap of 7.40m.

Oct 31, 2025 · Joyner-Kersee set the heptathlon world record (7,291) for the fourth time while winning the gold medal at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, an achievement that earned her a place in the …

She was a prohibitive favorite in this event in Seoul, possessing the top five marks of all-time, and she did not disappoint. In the first five events, she won the 100 hurdles, tied for first in the high jump, was …

At the Olympic Games in Seoul on 23-24 September, she broke the world record again, scoring 7291 points and easily winning the gold medal 324 points clear of silver medallist Sabine John (East …

Nov 28, 2025 · Jackie Joyner-Kersee’s athletic accomplishments are truly historic. At the 1988 Seoul Olympics, she earned two gold medals—one for the heptathlon and another for the long jump.

Jul 2, 2012 · From the Paris games of 1924 to the present, TIME was there. It wasn’t enough for Jackie Joyner-Kersee to stop at the seven events of the heptathlon. She insisted on long jumping with the...

Sep 24, 2024 · 1988 — American heptathlete Jackie Joyner-Kersee sets new world record 7,291 points to win the gold medal at the Seoul Olympics; East Germans Sabine John & Anke Behmer take the …

Four years later, at the 1988 Games in Seoul, Korea, Jackie struck gold in both her signature events — the heptathlon (world record) and long jump. She followed that up at the 1992 Games in Barcelona, …