Q 01/05

In which two disciplines did Jackie Joyner-Kersee win her Olympic medals?

A) 100 metres and 200 metres

B) Heptathlon and long jump

C) High jump and javelin throw

D) Triple jump and 400 m hurdles

Answer · why

B) Heptathlon and long jump

She won three golds, one silver and two bronzes across four Games from 1984 to 1996.

Q 02/05

How many Olympic medals did Joyner-Kersee win in total?

A) Three

B) Four

C) Eight

D) Six

Answer · why

D) Six

Three gold, one silver and two bronze, spread over four different Olympic Games.

Q 03/05

In which Illinois city was Jackie Joyner born in 1962?

A) Springfield

B) Rockford

C) East St. Louis

D) Champaign

Answer · why

C) East St. Louis

Her foundation still encourages young people there to pursue athletics and academics.

Q 04/05

After whom was the future champion, born Jacqueline Joyner, named?

A) Jackie Robinson

B) Jackie Bisset

C) Jackie Kennedy

D) Jackie Wilson

Answer · why

C) Jackie Kennedy

She was born into a poor family and found her love of running at nine in a community track programme.

Q 05/05

A film about which multi-sport star inspired the young Joyner to take up combined events?

A) Althea Gibson

B) Babe Didrikson Zaharias

C) Billie Jean King

D) Wilma Rudolph

Answer · why

B) Babe Didrikson Zaharias

Sports Illustrated for Women later voted Joyner-Kersee the greatest female athlete of all time, just ahead of Zaharias.

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