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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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    jumper Al Joyner, who was married to Olympic track champion Florence Griffith Joyner. Jackie married her track coach, Bob Kersee, in 1986. Joyner-Kersee...
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    while the women's world record is 10.49 seconds, set by American Florence Griffith-Joyner in 1988. The unofficial "world's fastest man or woman" title typically...
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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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    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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  • songwriter (d. 2020) 1958 – Tamara Bykova, Russian high jumper 1959 – Florence Griffith Joyner, American sprinter and actress (d. 1998) 1959 – Krishnamachari...
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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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    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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  • 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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    or 'positional asphyxia' had increased." Olympic track athlete Florence Griffith-Joyner and ex-Major League Baseball player John Marzano both died due...
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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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    believed that the anemometer was faulty for the race in which Florence Griffith Joyner set the official world record for the women's 100 m of 10.49 s...
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  • parks. The complex is featured in the movie Menace II Society. Florence Griffith-Joyner — American track and field athlete. 03 Greedo — rapper. Tyrese...
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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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    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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  • silver medal), Alice Brown (two gold medals and one silver medal), Florence Griffith Joyner (three gold medals and two silver medals), Joe Ryan (silver medal)...
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  • Olympics Record Athlete (nation) Time (s) Location Date World record  Florence Griffith-Joyner (USA) 10.49 Indianapolis, United States 16 July 1988 Olympic record...
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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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  • 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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    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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    "Member Federations". www.worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2021-07-30. "Florence Griffith-Joyner | Profile | World Athletics". www.worldathletics.org. Retrieved...
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    trap was used in the 1999 book, Running for Dummies authored by Florence Griffith Joyner and John Hanc. The authors defined a body's need for hydration...
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  • after making a final appearance in a special television drama with Florence Griffith-Joyner, in which he was supposed to run against her, but was unable to...
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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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  • basketball coach Florence Griffith Joyner, American athlete, wife of Al Jackie Joyner-Kersee, American athlete, sister of Al Jackiem Joyner, American jazz...
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    Florence Griffith Joyner (1959–1998), American athlete in track and field Florence Kelley (1859–1932), American social reformist and feminist Florence King...
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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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  • Olympics Record Athlete (nation) Time (s) Location Date World record  Florence Griffith-Joyner (USA) 21.34 Seoul, South Korea 29 September 1988 Olympic record...
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