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Florence Griffith Joyner. Florence Delorez Griffith Joyner[4] (born Florence Delorez Griffith; [2] December 21, 1959 – September 21, 1998), also known as Flo-Jo, was an American track and field athlete and the fastest woman ever recorded. She set world records in 1988 for the 100 m and 200 m. During the late 1980s, she became a popular figure ...
Dalilah Muhammad (born February 7, 1990) [ 1 ] is an American track and field athlete who specializes in the 400 meters hurdles. She is the 2016 Rio Olympics champion [ 2 ] and 2020 Tokyo Olympics silver medalist, becoming at the latter the then- second-fastest woman of all time in the event with her personal best of 51.58 seconds. [ 3 ]
Florence Griffith Joyner set the 100 mark of 10.49 at the U.S. Olympic Trials and the 200 mark of 21.34 […] Sprinters catching up to Flo-Jo’s hallowed 100, 200 world records that have stood ...
4×100 m relay. 2015 Beijing. 100 m. Frentorish[1] " Tori " Bowie OLY (August 27, 1990 – April 23, 2023) was an American track and field athlete, who primarily competed in the long jump, 100 meters, and 200 meters.
400 m. 2014. 200 m. 2015. 200 m. Allyson Michelle Felix OLY [citation needed] (born November 18, 1985) [1] is a retired American track and field athlete who competed in the 100 meters, 200 meters and 400 meters. She specialized in the 200 meters from 2003 to 2013, then gradually shifted to the 400 meters later in her career. [2]
Shericka Jackson (born 16 July 1994) [3] is a Jamaican sprinter competing in the 60 m, 100 m, 200 m, and 400 metres. In the 100 m, she’s the fifth fastest woman of all time, while in the 200 m, she’s the second fastest woman in history. Jackson started her career as a 400 m sprinter, winning individual bronze medals at the 2016 Rio Olympics ...
Evelyn Ashford (born April 15, 1957) is an American retired track and field athlete, the 1984 Olympic champion in the 100-meter dash, and the world record-holder in the 60-yard dash. She ran under the 11-second barrier over 30 times and was the first woman to run under 11 seconds in an Olympic Games. [4] Ashford has the distinction of owning ...
Al Joyner. Alfrederick Joyner (born January 19, 1960) [1] is an American track and field coach and former athlete. He was born in East St. Louis, Illinois. He is the 1984 Olympic gold medalist in the triple jump. He was also the coach and husband of the late four-time Olympic medalist Florence Griffith Joyner and is the brother of six-time ...