Florence Griffith Joyner

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Birth Name: Florence Delorez Griffith

Born: 21 December 1959 Died: 21 September 1998

Country of origin: United States

Height: 5' 7"

Relationship Status: Married

Partner: Al Joyner

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Tribute...We miss you...Patriarchs of Hollywood (266 items)
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Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA (186 items)
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Description: Florence Delorez Griffith Joyner (December 21, 1959 - September 21, 1998), also known as Flo-Jo, was an American track and field athlete. She is considered the fastest woman of all time based on the fact that the world records she set in 1988 for both the 100 m and 200 m still stand and have yet to be seriously challenged. During the late 1980s she became a popular figure in international track and field because of her record-setting performances and flashy personal style. She died in her sleep as the result of an epileptic seizure in 1998 at the age of 38. She attended California State University, Northridge (CSUN) and Universi ... (more)

Tags: Born 1959 (1), California State University Northridge (1), The Fastest Woman In The World (1), Died In September (1), Born In December (1), Olympian (1), Olympic Gold Medalist (1), Track And Field (1), Died 1998 (1), UCLA (1), Female (1), Died (1), Runner (1), Gone Too Soon (1), Athlete (1), Icon (1), Black (1), American (1), Legend (1), 1980s (1)

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pstillove posted a comment on this image 5 years, 4 months ago

"Gorgeous!!"

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"Flo Jo was a fast beauty!!"

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Running (21 person items)

"“When anyone tells me I can’t do anything, I’m just not listening any more.” “You were born to run. Maybe not that fast, maybe not that far, maybe not as efficiently as others. But to get up and move, to fire up that entire energy-producing, oxygen-delivering, bone-strengthening process we call running.” "

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