Olympic Legend Jackie Joyner-Kersee Talks Perseverance
Clip: 9/11/2018 | 9m 36sVideo has Closed Captions
She won back-to-back Olympic medals in the seven-event heptathlon.
She won back-to-back Olympic medals in the seven-event heptathlon and still holds the world record of 7,291 points in the event. Today, Joyner-Kersee is the founder and CEO of the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation in her hometown of East St. Louis.
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Olympic Legend Jackie Joyner-Kersee Talks Perseverance
Clip: 9/11/2018 | 9m 36sVideo has Closed Captions
She won back-to-back Olympic medals in the seven-event heptathlon and still holds the world record of 7,291 points in the event. Today, Joyner-Kersee is the founder and CEO of the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation in her hometown of East St. Louis.
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