Every day during Black History Month, SI is paying homage to unsung heroes in black sports history. Jackie Joyner-Kersee might be the best athlete to ever put on running shoes, overcoming unbelievable adversity to propel her career and life forward.
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In honor of Women’s History Month, SI is hi-lighting groundbreaking female athletes. Jackie Joyner-Kersee is a track and field legend and one of the greatest athletes of all time. A six-time Olympic medalist, she is also the first woman to win back-to-back Olympic gold medals in the heptathlon.