Jackie Joyner-Kersee won her third consecutive heptathlon title, having dominated the event since the games' inception.
Britain's Jessica Ennis won the heptathlon title with a world-leading points score of 6731.
At national level, she won five straight heptathlon titles from 1980 to 1984 and also won the 100 metres hurdles title in 1986.
Jacquelyn Johnson of Arizona State won her third heptathlon title, with 5,984 points.
He also won the heptathlon title at the 2009 NCAA Indoor Championships with 5,988 points.
In the 2007 season she won her first national heptathlon title and placed third at the 2007 European Athletics U23 Championships.
She was back to good form at the 2010 African Championships in Athletics, where she won a third heptathlon title in a score of 6031 points.
The 2003 season saw her reach new heights as she retained her national heptathlon title with a Japanese record of 5910 points.
She won the 2008 Japanese heptathlon title, but did not achieve the entry standard needed for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee won a fourth consecutive heptathlon title at the Goodwill Games in what was the last competitive outing of her career.
