Jackie Joyner-Kersee Sets Women’s Heptathlete Record On this day, in 1988 Jackie Joyner-Kersee sets women's heptathlete record of 7,215 pts to set her third world heptathlon record in three years. July 16, 1988 Sport: Track & Field Trivia What Are the Five Events That Make Up the Modern Olympic Pentathon? Which Nations Won the Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals the Last Time Baseball Was an Olympic Sport? sports in this article Track & Field tags in this article Fan On This Day SportsEngine