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    Florence Delorez Griffith Joyner (born Florence Delorez Griffith; December 21, 1959 – September 21, 1998), also known as Flo-Jo, was an American track...
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  • late four-time Olympic medalist Florence Griffith Joyner and is the brother of six-time Olympic medalist Jackie Joyner-Kersee. A star athlete at Lincoln...
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    while the women's world record is 10.49 seconds set by American Florence Griffith-Joyner in 1988. At the start, some athletes play psychological games such...
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    Al Joyner, who was married to Olympic track champion Florence Griffith Joyner. Jackie married her track coach, Bob Kersee, in 1986. In 1988, Joyner-Kersee...
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    next year at the Rio Olympics, she became the first woman since Florence Griffith-Joyner in 1988 to win 100 m and 200 m gold at the Olympics. After the...
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    Cuthbert (1956), Wilma Rudolph (1960), Renate Stecher (1972), Florence Griffith-Joyner (1988), and Elaine Thompson-Herah (2016) and (2021). Five of these...
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    Cuthbert in 1956, Wilma Rudolph in 1960, Renate Stecher in 1972, Florence Griffith-Joyner in 1988, and Elaine Thompson-Herah in 2016 and 2021. Marion Jones...
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    seconds for men, set by Usain Bolt in 2008, and 21.34 seconds set by Florence Griffith-Joyner in 1988. The men's world record was set at the Olympics in 1956...
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    Federations (IAAF) in 1936. The current record is 10.49 seconds set by Florence Griffith-Joyner in 1988. To June 21, 2009, the IAAF (and the FSFI before it) have...
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  • numerous high-profile track meetings. In 1989 he accused Carl Lewis, Florence Griffith-Joyner, and Bob Kersee (among others) of using or distributing performance-enhancing...
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    (seven in 2022), ahead of Elaine Thompson-Herah (four in 2021) and Florence Griffith Joyner (three in 1988). She's also registered the most sub-10.80 s clockings...
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  • improved her standing as #2 performer of all time, just .07 short of Florence Griffith-Joyner's 35 year old world record. Thomas followed 4 metres later, a step...
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    Diane Dixon Benita Fitzgerald-Brown Kim Gallagher Randy Givens Florence Griffith Joyner Joan Hansen Denean Howard Sherri Howard Julie Isphording Missy...
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    field, and she has stated that her style is inspired by that of Florence Griffith Joyner. In 2021, Richardson stated that she has a girlfriend. She gave...
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    53 secs, moved her to second on the world all-time list behind Florence Griffith Joyner, and broke Merlene Ottey's 30-year-old Jamaican record. The winning...
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  • Allyson Felix Greg Foster Florence Griffith Joyner Joanna Hayes Dawn Harper Natasha Hastings Sherri Howard Magnolia Howell Jackie Joyner-Kersee Ty Law Nicole...
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    Linthorne, Nicholas P. (June 1995). "The 100-m World Record by Florence Griffith-Joyner at the 1988 U.S. Olympic Trials" (PDF). Brunel University. Archived...
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    Elaine Thompson-Herah, won the event in 10.61 secs, to break Florence Griffith-Joyner's 33-year-old Olympic record. This was her third Olympic gold medal...
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  • 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...
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    second-fastest ever at the time, surpassed only by world record holder Florence Griffith-Joyner. The time even surprised Thomas herself; after the race, she said...
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  • medalists come from the same high school in Hayes Edward Sanders, Florence Griffith-Joyner and Kevin Young. Sanders, in 1952, became the first African American...
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    H. W. Bush Bill Clinton Preceded by Dick Kazmaier Succeeded by Florence Griffith Joyner (co-chair) Tom McMillen (co-chair) Personal details Born Arnold...
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    American woman to win three golds in athletics at an Olympics since Florence Griffith-Joyner at the 1988 Summer Olympics. In her first final, the 100 meters...
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    0 m/s) Florence Griffith Joyner WCAC July 16, 1988 US Olympic Trials Indianapolis, United States [9] 200 m 21.34 (+1.3 m/s) Florence Griffith Joyner  United...
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  • Retrieved 6 July 2017. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Florence Griffith Joyner 1988 100m Finals". YouTube. (in English) Official Report...
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    1985: Sergey Bubka 1986: Diego Maradona 1987: Ben Johnson 1988: Florence Griffith Joyner 1989: Greg LeMond 1990: Ayrton Senna 1991: Carl Lewis 1992: Michael...
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  • also had many battles both on the track and in the press with Florence Griffith Joyner.[citation needed] In the 200 m at the 1995 World Championships...
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    World Athlete of the Year in 1988 were Americans, namely sprinter Florence Griffith-Joyner and track and field athlete Carl Lewis. Jamaican sprinter Usain...
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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...
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  • remaining. The world record holder and defending gold medalist Florence Griffith-Joyner had retired. The returning silver medalist, 35 year old Evelyn...
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