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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.
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 ...
* There is controversy over Griffith-Joyner's world record as questions have been raised as to whether the wind actually was zero, as indicated by the trackside anemometer. The triple-jump anemometer, some 10 metres away, read 4.3 m/s, more than double the acceptable limit. [4] Despite the controversy, the record was ratified by the IAAF.
This meet is memorable as the site of Florence Griffith Joyner's world record 10.49 in the 100 metres. The record race, in the quarterfinal round, has been questioned because of the wind reading of 0.0 even though video of the race shows flags extended in the background.
At the 1988 Olympic Trials, her 21.77 American record already showed Florence Griffith-Joyner was going to be a contender against the East Germans who had dominated the sprints for the previous decade. Marita Koch had retired but her equal Heike Drechsler was here. In the quarter-final round, Griffith-Joyner improved to 21.76, but then she had ...
The 1984 United States Olympic trials for track and field were held at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California, the same venue as would host the 1984 Olympics a month and a half later.
Tiffany Haddish is producing and starring in a biopic about Olympian Florence Griffith Joyner. (Photo by Getty Images for Allen Media Group and Tony Duffy/Allsport/Getty Images)
"Florence Griffith Joyner. You know, the world-renowned, still record-holding sprinter? When Flojo stepped on that track, homegirl had her big hair, literally mere inches from falling onto the ...