Born in 1962, in East St. Louis, IL, Jackie
came from very humble beginnings but despite the
at times, very strained conditions she describes her
early home life as being full of love, principle and
discipline. ese ingrained values have served
Jackie well both on and o the eld through her
life. She has been described by the sports media as
one of the warmest, most even-tempered, grace-
lled persons in all of athletics.
One of four children to Mary and Alfred
Joyner, Jackie’s older brother Al went on to become
an Olympic Champion triple jumper and married
Florence Grith (Joyner), a ve time Olympic
medalist. In 1986 she married her long time
coach, Bob Kersee.
Jackie is the author of both A Kind of Grace
(1997), her autobiography, and A Woman’s Place is
Everywhere. She is an active professional speaker
and is widely considered one of the most inspiring
motivational speakers in all of sports. Jackie speaks
on topics of athletics, business success, living with
the limitations of medical issues, nutrition,
women’s issue and youth advocacy.

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Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Born in 1962, in East St. Louis, IL, Jackie came from very humble beginnings but despite the at times, very strained conditions she describes her early home life as being full of love, principle and discipline. ese ingrained values have served Jackie well both on and o the eld through her life. She has been described by the sports media as one of the warmest, most even-tempered, grace- lled persons in all of athletics. One of four children to Mary and Alfred Joyner, Jackie’s older brother Al went on to become an Olympic Champion triple jumper and married Florence Grith (Joyner), a ve time Olympic medalist. In 1986 she married her long time coach, Bob Kersee. Jackie is the author of both A Kind of Grace (1997), her autobiography, and A Woman’s Place is Everywhere. She is an active professional speaker and is widely considered one of the most inspiring motivational speakers in all of sports. Jackie speaks on topics of athletics, business success, living with the limitations of medical issues, nutrition, women’s issue and youth advocacy.

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