{"id":7138,"date":"2016-03-03T15:56:07","date_gmt":"2016-03-03T15:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportsspeakers360.com\/blog\/?p=7138"},"modified":"2024-01-12T23:05:54","modified_gmt":"2024-01-12T23:05:54","slug":"jackie-joyner-kersee-named-keynote-speaker-at-lou-and-mary-henson-breakfast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportsspeakers360.com\/blog\/jackie-joyner-kersee-named-keynote-speaker-at-lou-and-mary-henson-breakfast","title":{"rendered":"Jackie Joyner Kersee Named Keynote Speaker at Lou and Mary Henson Breakfast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7159 size-full\" title=\"jackie-joyner-kersee-speaking\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sportsspeakers360.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/jackie-joyner-kersee-speaking.jpg\" alt=\"jackie-joyner-kersee-speaking\" width=\"500\" height=\"325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sportsspeakers360.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/jackie-joyner-kersee-speaking.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.sportsspeakers360.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/jackie-joyner-kersee-speaking-300x195.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>LAS CRUCES, NEW MEXICO &#8212; <a href=\"\/speaker\/jackie-joyner-kersee.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jackie Joyner Kersee<\/a>, 6-time Olympic medalist, will be the keynote speaker for the 8th annual Lou and Mary Henson Community Breakfast at the New Mexico Farm &amp; Ranch Heritage Museum. The event takes place April 14 at 7 a.m. The breakfast raises funds for Las Cruces Boys &amp; Girls Club. Source: Icsun-news.com.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->Kersee, who was dubbed &#8220;The Greatest Female Athlete of the 20th Century&#8221; by Sports Illustrated, was recently the keynote speaker at 2016 Win. Watch the Video<\/p>\n<div class=\"video\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4PcdueJoHPM\" width=\"520\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Jackie Joyner-Kersee ranked among the all-time greatest athletes in the women&#8217;s heptathlon as well as in the women&#8217;s long jump. She won three gold, one silver, and two bronze Olympic medals, in those two events at four different Olympic Games. Sports Illustrated for Women magazine voted Joyner-Kersee the Greatest Female Athlete of the 20th century, just ahead of Babe Didrikson Zaharias. After retiring as a competitive athlete, Joyner-Kersee has been involved with many philanthropic efforts and has joined the Board of Directors for USA Track &amp; Field (USATF), the national governing body of the sport. She is also a popular motivational speaker and guest speaker. For booking Jackie Joyner-Kersee as your next speaker or to book Jackie Joyner-Kersee for an appearance or endorsement, contact <a href=\"\/\">Sports Speakers 360<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LAS CRUCES, NEW MEXICO &#8212; Jackie Joyner Kersee, 6-time Olympic medalist, will be the keynote speaker for the 8th annual Lou and Mary Henson Community Breakfast at the New Mexico Farm &amp; Ranch Heritage Museum. The event takes place April 14 at 7 a.m. The breakfast raises funds for Las Cruces Boys &amp; Girls Club. 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