Born March 3, 1962
The greatest female athelete of the 20th century, Jackie Joyner-Kersee grew up in East St. Louis and was a two-sport all-American at Lincoln High. She won six Olympic medals, including two golds and a silver in the grueling heptathlon. Battling asthma and injury throughout her career, she won her last long jump medal in 1996 with a heroic final leap. She moved back to the metro area and in 2000 opened her most prized accomplishment — a youth center bearing her name — in East St. Louis. An inspiration to women around the world, Jackie Joyner-Kersee's incomparable excellence and dedication elevated the stature of women's sport.| HM Number | HM2CBK |
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| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Monday, October 15th, 2018 at 5:01pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 15S E 734234 N 4282082 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 38.65636667, -90.30815000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 38° 39.382', W 90° 18.489' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 38° 39' 22.92" N, 90° 18' 29.34" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 314, 636 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling West |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 6683 Delmar Blvd, University City MO 63130, US |
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