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[35] [36] She left UCLA for UC Irvine with her husband serving as full-time coach. [25] By then known to the world as "Flo-Jo", Griffith Joyner was the big favorite for the titles in the sprint events at the 1988 Summer Olympics. In the 100-meter final, she ran a 10.54, beating her nearest rival to the world record, Evelyn Ashford, by 0.30 seconds.
Their daughter, Mary Ruth, was born in 1990. Griffith-Joyner died from an epileptic seizure at the age of 38 in 1998. After his wife's death, Joyner began traveling to promote her newly published book, Running for Dummies, and jump-start the Florence Griffith Joyner charity/scholarship fund. He also began directing the Flo Jo Community ...
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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 ...
Florence Griffith Joyner set the 100 mark of 10.49 at the U.S. Olympic Trials and the 200 mark of 21.34 […]
Darrell Robinson (born December 23, 1963) is an American former track and field athlete who specialized in the 400-meter dash.He set a US high school national record of 44.69 seconds in the 400 m at the age of 18.
What I love about the Flo-Jo situation is it’s not just about the sport. It’s about the love between her and her husband (former track athlete Al Joyner) that got her to those gold medals ...