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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 ...
Al Joyner, Jackie Joyner-Kersee: Track and field United States: Luis Juncos, Valentina Aracil: Natalie Juncos: Swimming Association football Argentina United States: Marat Kabayev: Alina Kabaeva: Association football / Rhythmic gymnastics Russia: Kaká, Digão: Association football Brazil: Anders Kallur: Susanna Kallur, Jenny Kallur: Ice hockey ...
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 ...
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Jackie Joyner-Kersee: Mar 3, 1962: Ranked among all-time greatest athletes in women's heptathlon and long jump; winner of six Olympic medals and four world championships Born in East St. Louis Al Joyner: Jan 19, 1960: Track Olympic gold medalist in triple jump at the 1984 Summer Olympics; brother of Jackie Joyner-Kersee Born in East St. Louis