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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. At the Olympic Games in Seoul, Griffith ...
Sep 22, 1998 · Now Florence Griffith Joyner is gone, dead at the age of 38, and there is little else to say. As news of her sudden death spread, the collective reaction was disbelief. ''I'm shocked,'' Kersee said.
Griffith-Joyner died of suffocation during epileptic fit. A post-mortem into the death of the American sprinter, Florence Griffith-Joyner, has concluded that she died from suffocation during an epileptic fit. Her sudden death last month led to renewed allegaltions that her three Olympic gold medals in 1988, were achieved through the use of ...
Dec 22, 2017 · Keep reading if you want to learn more about Flo-Jo’s cause of death. Florence Joyner’s Early Life . Olympic gold medalist, Florence “Flo-Jo” Joyner, was born as Florence Delorez Griffith on December 21, 1959, in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. She was the seventh of 11 children.
Orange County, Calif, authorities continue performing autopsy to try to determine cause of death of 1988 Olympic sprint champion Florence Griffith Joyner (M) By Jere Longman Page 1 of 4
Jul 16, 2009 · Griffith-Joyner's death served to add fuel to the fires of controversy; the Orange County Coroner's Office in California conducted an intensive four-week investigation focusing upon various possible causes including steroid abuse, Lyme Disease (the result of being bitten by a hard-bodied tick), pesticide poisoning, allergies and even murder ...
