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Florence Griffith Joyner: Flo-Jo's bold legacy - both on and off the track
Griffith Joyner was a two-time Olympian who actually qualified for the Games thrice, though the U.S. team boycotted the 1980 Olympics in Moscow. Four years later, at Los Angeles 1984, she captured ...
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4 days ago · Florence Griffith Joyner (born December 21, 1959, Los Angeles, California, U.S.—died September 21, 1998, Mission Viejo, California) was an American sprinter who set world records in the 100 metres (10.49 seconds) and 200 metres (21.34 seconds) that have stood since 1988.
Sep 21, 2023 · Olympic gold medalist Florence "Flo-Jo" Griffith Joyner died in her sleep on Sept. 21, 1998. The sprinter's world records for the 100 meter and 200 meter events remain unbroken.
Feb 28, 2023 · Now in full Flo-Jo mode, Griffith Joyner was the darling of the Seoul Olympic Games, claiming three gold medals in the 100 meters, 200 meters and 4×100-meter relay. Her winning time of 21.34 in the 200m set another world record by an incredible margin.
Sep 22, 1998 · Florence Griffith Joyner, the three-time gold medalist at the 1988 Summer Olympics who revolutionized women's sprinting with her searing speed and flamboyant fashion sense, died yesterday at...
On 16 July 1988, at the U.S. Olympic Trials, Griffith Joyner achieved a stunning breakthrough when she ran the 100m in 10.49 seconds, obliterating Evelyn Ashford's record of 10.79. Her time was faster than the men's records in a wide range of countries, including Ireland, New Zealand, Norway and Turkey.
Jun 11, 2013 · Griffith Joyner's records for 100m and 200m have yet to be broken. At the Games in Seoul, she ran in both relays, winning a third gold medal in the 4x100m and a silver in the 4x400m. In 1998...
Mar 17, 2003 · Florence Griffith Joyner (Obituary) Article by Jane O'hara. Published Online March 17, 2003. Last Edited December 15, 2013. She was fast and flashy, a babe, a blur, exactly what the world of track and field needed. After years of androgynous-looking East Germans, the Heikes and the Heidis, American sprinter Florence Griffith Joyner brought a ...
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