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2. Florence Griffith Joyner - Wikipedia

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   In the 100-meter final, she ran a 10.54, beating her nearest rival to the world record, Evelyn Ashford, by 0.30 seconds. In the 200 meter semifinal, she set the world record of 21.56 seconds and then broke this record by 0.22 seconds in winning the final with a time of 21.34 seconds. [37] Like her 100-meter world record, this mark still stands.

3. Women's 100 metres world record progression - Wikipedia

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   The first world record in the 100 metres sprint for women was recognised by the Fédération Sportive Féminine Internationale (FSFI) in 1922. The FSFI was absorbed by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) in 1936. The current record is 10.49 seconds set by Florence Griffith-Joyner in 1988.

4. Sprinters catching up to Flo-Jo’s hallowed 100, 200 world ...

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   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 ...

5. Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 ...

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   The American handoff to the year's phenom, world record holder Florence Griffith Joyner was safe but not particularly efficient, the East German underhanded pass to Ingrid Auerswald is a textbook demonstration of an efficient handoff, and gave East Germany the lead.

6. Flo-Jo's Flash: Iconic sprinter's times remain ones to chase

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   The current wave of speedsters — many of whom weren't even born when Flo-Jo commanded the stage — keep creeping closer to the late sprinter's hallowed world-record marks in the 100 (10.49 ...

7. How Women’s Sports Uniforms Became So Controversial, Long ...

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   Valerie Ann Brisco-Hooks (left) and Florence Griffith Joyner (right) celebrate first and second place in the women’s 200 meter track and field event. Seoul, 1988 Photo credit: George Tiedemann ...

8. Women's 100 metres hurdles world record progression

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   Tobi Amusan (center) during the semi-finals at the 2022 World Athletics Championships where she set her world record of 12.12 s. The women's 100 metres hurdles is an outdoor track event over a distance of 100 metres with ten hurdles at the height of 83.8 cm (33 inches). [1] The event superseded the women's 80 metres hurdles. [2]

9. 100 metres at the Olympics - Wikipedia

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   Ben Johnson's time of 9.79 was annulled before it was ratified as either an Olympic or world record. [114] Since the initial women's Olympic record of 13.0 seconds was set by Anni Holdmann in 1928, it has been broken 18 times and equalled 17 further times. The standing women's 100 m world record has been improved five times during Olympic ...