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Joyner-Kersee prefers long jump
TOKYO, Aug 23: Jackie Joyner-Kersee, already the double world and Olympic champion in the tong jump and the heptathlon, has no particular chaser or goal in sight at the Word Athletic Championships here, reports AFP.
And at age 29. the US superwoman won't wince al the quirks of the championship schedule that will put her in the long Jump final first, unlike in usual competitions, on Sunday and then in the seven -sport contest in the following two days
T feel like I'm tn great shape. I for myself concentrate on the long jump now. and then I'll think about the heptathlon." said the muscular "queen of athletes' who holds the world heptathlon record of 7.291 points.
T am not looking at a particular one person. I ll get out there and try lo do the things I want lo do
She has healed her strained left teg after the US trials in
June while limiting her Grand Prix appearance to a long jump tn Finland. "Lately, I’ve been putting my heptathlon together and also my approach to the long jump." she said
"How far I'm gonna jump? I don’t know. You can jump 7.35 meters or better, you sure win the competition," said the younger sister of 1984 Olympics triple jump champion Al Joyner, whose wife Florence-Griffith has retired with three sprint golds from
the Seoul Olympics tn 1988
Her personal best in the long Jump is 7.45 meters while German Heike Drechster, her runner up at the Seoul Olympics, whose best distance Is 7.48, has marked 7.24 meters this season along with Ijirisa Berezhnaya of the Soviet Union.
Jackie’s husband and trainer Bob said she was not In perfect condition and that she was pressuring herself a little bit mentally lo "be perfect."
'She is also looking for different stimulus " after accomplishing such goals as the world and Olympics titles, he said
"Now in her career, she doesn t worry about her performance distance or scores In the heptathlon she just has to go out there and compete hard and everything etec will take care of Itself." the husband said.
Jackie said. " I have no limitation to whatever I want to do."
But in my heart I'm willing IO Jump as far as it takes to win the gold medal."