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Jackie Joyner-Kersee

The London games mark the 24th anniversary of my winning two golds and setting the world record in the heptathlon. Someone is going to want it records are made to be broken - it's only a matter of time. I hope mine will outlive me.

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Jackie Joyner-Kersee is reflecting on the 24 years since she won two gold medals and set a world record in the heptathlon at the London games. She acknowledges that records will eventually be broken but hopes her achievement will be remembered long after she is gone.

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