Born in 1962 as Jacqueline Joyner, Jackie Joyner-Kersee is considered by many people one of the greatest track and field athletes in the world. Jackie Joyner-Kersee has been competing since she was twelve, and is still living today. Many competitions have been won by this woman. She is a strong, determined, and talented athlete and person.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee has an almost innumerable list of competitions, contests, and titles that she has won. When Jackie was fourteen, she won her first of four U.S. National Junior Titles for the pentathlon. Later, in 1980, she graduated from high school. From there she entered college at UCLA on a basketball scholarship.
It was at UCLA that her coach, Bob Kersee, encouraged her to train for multiple event contests. In 1983 Jackie and her brother Al, who is a triple jumper, competed for the U.S. in the Track and Field Championships in Finland. The two later competed together in the 1984 Olympics, which were held in Los Angeles, California. Jackie placed second in the Heptathlon there, and that was very exciting for her.
Her success continued in 1986, when she won an award from the Amateur Athletic Union of the United States, for being the most outstanding amateur athlete in the country. Also in 1986 she and her coach, Bob Kersee, were married. The next year, in 1987, she won the heptathlon at the U.S. Outdoor Track and Field Championships. She again won the heptathlon at the World Championships in Rome, where she also won the long jump event. The following year, at the 1988 Olympics, which were held in South Korea, Jackie won gold medals in both the heptathlon and the long jump. She again won the heptathlon title, along with a bronze in the long jump at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Amazingly, Jackie overcame an illness to go on and win yet another title in the heptathlon at the World Championships in 1993.
As you can see by her resume, Jackie Joyner-Kersee is an absolutely astonishing athlete.
JACKIE JOYNER-KERSEE VS CHRIS EVERT DIVERSITY IN AMERICAN SPORT: SOCIAL CLASS ANALYSIS 1 While growing up in two very different environments, both Jackie Joyner-Kersee and Chris Evert had very similar results in their respective sport. ... Jackie Joyner-Kersee was born into poverty. ... Eventually, Jackie won. ... Her father taught her how to play and was her manager. ... Though th...
The picture of Jackie Joyner - Kersee, a javelin thrower, shows her strong arms for throwing, firm abdominal muscles for balance, and muscular legs for power. ... Also, Jackie Joyner - Kersee and Gwen Torrence both have the look of confidence but are calm at the same time. ... Lili Yip demonstrates her abilities by her full swing of the paddle and distance from the table. ... Also, Jackie Joyner - Kersee and Gwen Torrence are not moving, however, still show their expertise by their ability to look elegant yet intimidating as they prepare to begin. ... Annie Leibovitz mentions how she is "m...
Title: Jackie Robinson Author: David A. ... Jackie was born in an old farmhouse. ... When Jackie got a little bit older in 1939, Jackie starred on the football, baseball, basketball and track team at UCLA. ... Her pride is being equaled to her stubbornness. How it equals is that her pride of being black makes her stubborn when it comes to white people. ...
The best baseball player that ever lived is Jackie Robinson. ... Jackie played 1st, 2nd, 3rd and left field during his career. ... Jackie was also very dangerous at the plate. ... In conclusion, in modern times Jackie would be rated as one of the top players in the league today. ... Although Jackie isn't the only black player to cross a color barrier, doing it in baseball was the most powerful way to do it. ...
Jackie's broad knowledge helped out much in her husband's campaign. ... Later in her life Jackie remarried to a man named Ari Onassis. ... He later blamed Jackie for the bad luck in his life that started after meeting her. ... On top of all her work she also made more time for herself. ... One positive aspect in this book is the way the book gets into detail of her whole life. ...
Jackie's mother Mallie was left to raise her five children alone. In the Spring of 1920 a year after Jerry left, Mallie moved with her five children to Pasadena, California. Mallie now had with the responsibility to raise all of her children alone. ... Branch told Jackie "that he would have to turn the other cheek and silently suffer all the vile things that would come his way." It was not Jackie's way to just sit and take insults. ...
Jackie Roosevelt Robinson was born on January 31, 1919. ... People called him Jackie. ... Jackie decided to leave school in his senior year. ... Jackie was the first black player to play in the major league. ... Jackie decided to become active in politics. ...
Jackie plots to kill her, which he confesses at his first confession. ... The first-person point of view is nave, yet effective in the simplest way because the narrator shows the terror, the humor and the adult comprehension of the child's first confession experience. ... The little boy knew the decision he was making was the right one since he considered his grandmother to be a bad person. He was outraged that "..she went round the house in bare feet For dinner she had a jug of porter (ate) using her fingers by way of a fork-. ... Because Jackie is but a boy, the tone of the sto...
This is what made Jackie Robinson a hero to African-Americans. ... Although Jackie Robinson was not the best African-American baseball player of his time, his attitude and ability to handle racist harassment led the way for the rest of his race to play Major League Baseball, amongst other sports. ... On the team bus, Jackie had to sit in the back. ... Jackie Robinson was able to endure this harassment because of his values, which his daughter, Sharon writes about in her book, Jackie's Nine. She talks about her father's courage, determination, teamwork, persistence, integrity, citizen...
