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Al Joyner

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The Resume

Why he might be annoying:

    His nickname is Sweetwater.
    He was in 8th place during the 1983 World Championship in Helsinki, Finland.
    He has been married twice.
    His late wife's mother sued him over the death of her daughter (1999).

Why he might not be annoying:

    He won All-American honors while attending Arkansas State University.
    His leap in the triple jump event was 17.26m (56'-7.5') making him the first American athlete to become Olympic champion of the event since 1904.
    As his sister Jackie won a silver medal in the heptathlon event, they were the first American sibling teammates in track and field history to win medals in the Olympics in the same year.
    He was Bob Kersse's assistant coach for his late wife as she was setting a world record in progression 100 metres.
    He set up a memorial foundation for his late wife and promoted her book 'Running for Dummies,' a dollar is donated for the foundation with each book sold.

Credit: Neo NX2004


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 10 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 9 Votes: 88.89% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 21 Votes: 52.38% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 26 Votes: 50.0% Annoying