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Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Born: Mar. 3, 1962
Track & Field

2-time world champion in both long jump (1987,91) and heptathlon (1987,93); won heptathlon gold medals at 1988 and '92 Olympics and LJ gold at '88 Games; also won Olympic silver (1984) in heptathlon and bronze (1992,96) in LJ; Sullivan Award winner (1986); only woman to receive The Sporting News Man of Year award.


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