LC control no. | n 91116841 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | Joyner-Kersee, Jacqueline, 1962- |
Variant(s) | Joyner-Kersee, Jackie, 1962- Kersee, Jacqueline Joyner-, 1962- |
Birth date | 19620303 |
Place of birth | East Saint Louis (Ill.) |
Affiliation | University of California, Los Angeles Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation |
Profession or occupation | Athletes |
Found in | Cohen, N. Jackie Joyner-Kersee, c1992: galley (Olympic gold medalist) Who's who in America, 1990-91 (Joyner-Kersee, Jacqueline, track and field athlete; b. East St. Louis, Ill., Mar. 3, 1962) African American National Biography, accessed via The Oxford African American Studies Center online database, July 27, 2014: (Joyner-Kersee, Jackie; Jacqueline Joyner; Jackie Joyner-Kersee; track and field athlete, olympic medalist; born 03 March 1962 in East St. Louis, Illinois, United States; graduated from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) (1985); began her Olympic career at the Los Angeles Games (1984); 1986 was the U.S. Olympic Committee Sportswoman of the Year and Track & Field News Athlete of the Year (1986), recipient of the Jesse Owens Award as the top U.S. woman track athlete (1986); world and olimpic records followed in 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993; returned to the St. Louis area, where she initiated a number of business and charitable ventures; in 2000 her Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation opened a youth center in East St. Louis bearing her name) |