Jackie Joyner-Kersee Net Worth, Career, Biography, Facts, Age, Life Story

Jackie Joyner-Kersee is an American retired track and field athlete who has a net worth of $5 million. Jackie Joyner-Kersee was born in East St. Louis, Illinois in March 1962. She is known as one of the greatest athletes in the women’s heptathlon and the women’s high jump.

Joyner-Kersee was named the Greatest Female Athlete of All-Time by Sports Illustrated for Women magazine. She competed in the Summer Olympics in 1984, 1988, 1992, and 1996. Joyner-Kersee won gold medals in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics in heptathlon and in the 1988 Seoul Olympics in heptathlon and long jump. She won a silver medal at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics in heptathlon and bronze medals in long jump at the 1992 Barcelona and 1996 Atlanta Olympics. She also won gold medals at the World Championships in 1987 for long jump and heptathlon and in 1991 for long jump and in 1993 for heptathlon, as well as at the Pan American Games for long jump in 1987. Joyner-Kersee briefly played for the American Basketball League in 1996. As of August 2016 she holds the world record in heptathlon.

Net Worth:$5 Million
Date of Birth:Mar 3, 1962 (60 years old)
Gender:Female
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Profession:Athlete
Nationality:United States of America