Voted the greatest female athlete of the 20th century, Jackie Joyner-Kersee set a heptathlon world record in 1988 that still stands, all while battling severe asthma. This episode traces her calibration from poverty in East St. Louis to Olympic greatness.

We explore her dual-sport dominance at UCLA, the loss of her mother, her heartbreaking five-point Olympic loss in 1984, her record-shattering performances, the doping accusations she denied, and her philanthropy back home.

• Her multi-sport childhood inspired by Babe Didrikson Zaharias
• Starring in both track and basketball at UCLA
• Losing 1984 Olympic gold by just five points
• Her untouched 1988 heptathlon world record of 7,291 points
• The Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation in East St. Louis