- One of the world's greatest female athletes, the Olympic heptathlon champion packs a compact 147 lbs on her 5' 10" frame with a mere 6% body fat when she was in competitive form.
- Her husband, Bob Kersee, used to coach her sister-in-law, Florence Griffith Joyner.
- Attended UCLA
- On 2 August 1996 at the Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, she competed in the long-jump finals with an injured right leg and won a bronze medal. Her "One Last Jump" was ranked #19 in TV Guide's list of the "25 Most Awesome Sports Moments (of the last 15 years)". [17 July 2005 issue]
- She runs a charity foundation for children and seniors in St. Louis, Missouri. (July 2008)
- Sister-in-law of Florence Griffith Joyner.
- Named after Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.
- Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year 1987.
- Inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame, 2004.
- Suffers from severe asthma.
- Niece, Mary Ruth Joyner, born 15 November 1990.
- Sister of Al Joyner.
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