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- In Los Angeles, California, on August
- 4, 1984, Jackie and her brother, Al
- Joyner, became the first brother and
- sister to win Olympic medals in track
- and field on the same day. Al won the
- gold medal in the triple jump, and
- Jackie won the silver medal in the
- heptathlon. They are not the only
- athletes in the family. AlΓÇÖs wife is
- Florence Griffith-Joyner and JackieΓÇÖs
- husband, Bob, is a coach. Sisters-
- in-law Jackie and FloJo combined to
- win five gold medals at the 1988
- Olympics.