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A brief bio of Jackie Joyner-Kersee:
* Date of birth: March 3, 1962.
* Place of birth: East St. Louis, Ill.
* Height: 5 feet 10 inches.
* Weight: 150 pounds.
* High school: Lincoln High, East St. Louis, 1977-80.
* College: UCLA, 1980-83 and 1985, on basketball scholarship.
* Marital status: Married Bob Kersee on Jan. 11, 1986.
THROUGH THE YEARS
1982: Won heptathlon in NCAA and USA Championships.
1983: Repeated as NCAA heptathlon champion.
1984: Won heptathlon silver medal in Olympics and placed fifth in long jump. Brother Al Joyner won Olympic triple jump.
1985: Chosen UCLA athlete of year for third consecutive year. Chosen winner of Broderick Cup as nation's outstanding female collegiate athlete. Graduated from UCLA in top 10% of her class with a history degree.
1986: Set heptathlon world record of 7,148 points in Goodwill Games in Moscow, becoming first...