Sports
Jackie Joyner-Kersee has been active as a speaker, an advocate for children’s and health issues, and the head of a charitable foundation that focuses on providing educational and athletic opportunities to kids in her hometown.
March 9, 2020
Real Estate
The two-story home in Winnetka has four bedrooms, three bathrooms and more than 2,400 square feet of living space.
April 13, 2018
A Winnetka home owned by retired track and field star Jackie Joyner-Kersee is for sale at $629,000.
Olympics
With Six Olympic Medals, Joyner-Kersee Gets Her Due After an Array of Awards, but Achievement She Treasures Most Is Building Community Center in Hometown
April 24, 2001
Jackie Joyner-Kersee held a 127-point lead after the first day of the women’s heptathlon at the Summer Olympics, and she gained a significant psychological advantage after a long day of gamesmanship by three German athletes Saturday.
Aug. 2, 1992
The relationship between Jackie Joyner and Bob Kersee began seven years ago in a Tacoma, Wash. hotel.
Sept. 14, 1988
Lots of guys fall in love with women because they like their form--but in the shotput?
Feb. 18, 1988
When Jackie Joyner-Kersee accused a German competitor of employing unsportsmanlike tactics to disrupt her concentration during the heptathlon last weekend, it was not the first time.
Aug. 8, 1992
Track and field: She qualifies for the final on one jump after dropping out of the heptathlon because of an injury.
Aug. 2, 1996
Archives
Jackie Joyner-Kersee on family health
April 6, 2013