She was 10
Because she was the first to do something that's why.
she retired from track on February 1, 2001
She was named after Jacqueline Kennedy. Her grandmother, Evelyn, told her mother "If its a girl name her Jacqueline because she's the first Joyner girl and she'll be the first lady of something!"
she was 12 when she started track.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee is often regarded as the best all-around female athlete in the world. She has won three gold, one silver and one bronze Olympic medals. At 23 feet nine inches, she holds the American record for the long jump. With her score of 7,161, she was the first woman to earn more than 7,000 points in the heptathlon, and has held the heptathlon world record since 1986. A strong-willed competitor, Joyner-Kersee comes from a family of talented athletes.
The first woman sprinter was Betty Robinson. Betsy ran the 100 meter race in 1928. Betsy's time did not create a world record.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee is often regarded as the best all-around female athlete in the world. She has won three gold, one silver and one bronze Olympic medals. At 23 feet nine inches, she holds the American record for the long jump. With her score of 7,161, she was the first woman to earn more than 7,000 points in the heptathlon, and has held the heptathlon world record since 1986. A strong-willed competitor, Joyner-Kersee comes from a family of talented athletes.
An appositive is a noun or noun phrase that renames another noun or pronoun just before it.The appositive in the sentence is the noun Jackie Joyner Kersee, which renames the noun 'champion'.
she lost her 1st race
Tyra Banks was the first black woman to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue in 1997.
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Jakie Joyner was a women who at first did cheerleading and then decided that her legs were strong enough to do track and feild. SHE WAS AWESOME AT TRACK, BUT MORE AMAZING AT LONG JUMP.