Jackie Joyner-Kersee broke 7,000 points in the heptathlon six times while competing in the event On Aug. 2, 1992, Jackie Joyner-Kersee made Olympic history by becoming the first woman ever to win ...

The game has been around since the late 1800s and officially became part of the Olympic program during the 1992 Games in Barcelona. Since then, athletes from Asian nations have dominated the ...