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A star athlete at Lincoln High School in East St. Louis, Illinois, Joyner went on to attend Arkansas State University.He competed with their track and field team throughout his college career and, by the time he graduated, Joyner was a three-time NCAA All-American indoor champion, a three-time NCAA All-American and outdoor champion, a four-time Southland Conference champ and had placed 8th in ...
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 was married to Al Joyner, a 1984 Olympic gold medalist in the triple jump. He was also her coach and husband during her ...
She was beaten in the 100 m by Florence Griffith Joyner, who had broken her world record earlier in the season at the Olympic Trials. In the 4 × 100 m relay she again ran the final leg, winning her third Olympic gold medal despite a less than perfect last exchange between Griffith-Joyner and Ashford that required Ashford to run a sensational ...
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 ...
“It’s not that she slipped through the cracks,” her one-time coach, Al Joyner, told The Associated. Olympic gold medalist Tori Bowie’s autopsy included an easy-to-overlook, one-line ...
Florence Griffith Joyner wasn’t just a track and field star — she was a cultural force. At the 1988 Seoul Olympics, Griffith Joyner didn’t just claim three gold medals in the 100m, 200m, and ...
The event was won by Al Joyner of the United States, the nation's first title in the men's long jump since 1904 and fourth overall. Mike Conley Sr., also an American, took silver. Keith Connor's bronze was Great Britain's first medal in the event since 1908. The Soviet boycott broke that nation's four-Games gold medal and eight-Games podium ...
The last official stop before the new league year: The 2025 NFL scouting combine. Before the new league year and the NFL draft, players from all around the country will meet in Lucas Oil Stadium ...