Jackie Joyner-Kersee to Speak at Key4Women Forum
May 17, 2022
Key4Women Annual Forum featuring Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Having been dubbed “The Greatest Female Athlete of the 20th Century” by Sports Illustrated, Jackie Joyner- Kersee’s athletic accomplishments are literally second to none. By the conclusion of her career in the heptathlon and long jump events she had amassed six Olympic medals (3 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze) and four World Champion titles over four consecutive Olympic Games.
Joyner- Kersee was the first woman in history to earn more than 7,000 points in the heptathlon and today, over 20 years later, she still holds the world heptathlon record of 7,291 points. She continues to hold the Olympic and national records in the long jump and her 1994 performance in the long jump remains the second longest in history. Joyner-Kersee’s athletic accomplishments have been well documented and remain some of the best across all of sports. Less well known are her tireless efforts and remarkable accomplishments off the field as a philanthropist and an advocate for children’s education, health issues (in particular, asthma from which she has suffered throughout her life), racial equality, social reform, and women’s rights.
Joyner-Kersee is the author of both “A Kind of Grace” (1997), her autobiography, and “A Woman’s Place is Everywhere.”
Register no later than Friday, May 27.
Note- if you are on a Mac and having issues registering, make sure you are using the latest operating system. If that doesn't work, you can try mobile or reach out to Katie White (kathryn_white@keybank.com) to register.
Having been dubbed “The Greatest Female Athlete of the 20th Century” by Sports Illustrated, Jackie Joyner- Kersee’s athletic accomplishments are literally second to none. By the conclusion of her career in the heptathlon and long jump events she had amassed six Olympic medals (3 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze) and four World Champion titles over four consecutive Olympic Games.
Joyner- Kersee was the first woman in history to earn more than 7,000 points in the heptathlon and today, over 20 years later, she still holds the world heptathlon record of 7,291 points. She continues to hold the Olympic and national records in the long jump and her 1994 performance in the long jump remains the second longest in history. Joyner-Kersee’s athletic accomplishments have been well documented and remain some of the best across all of sports. Less well known are her tireless efforts and remarkable accomplishments off the field as a philanthropist and an advocate for children’s education, health issues (in particular, asthma from which she has suffered throughout her life), racial equality, social reform, and women’s rights.
Joyner-Kersee is the author of both “A Kind of Grace” (1997), her autobiography, and “A Woman’s Place is Everywhere.”
Register no later than Friday, May 27.
Note- if you are on a Mac and having issues registering, make sure you are using the latest operating system. If that doesn't work, you can try mobile or reach out to Katie White (kathryn_white@keybank.com) to register.
