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What world record did Jackie Joyner-Kersee set at the 1988 Seoul Olympics?
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Jackie Joyner-Kersee
American athlete Jackie Joyner-Kersee throwing the javelin during the heptathlon at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul.
At the 1988 Seoul Olympics, Jackie Joyner-Kersee set a world record in the heptathlon with a score of 7,291 points. This achievement earned her a gold medal and a place in the Guinness Book of World Records. The heptathlon is a competition comprising seven track-and-field events spread over two days.12