Florence Griffith Joyner
Olympic athlete
1959 – 1998
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Who was Florence Griffith Joyner?
Florence Delorez Griffith Joyner, 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 metres and 200 metres still stand and have yet to be seriously challenged. She died in her sleep as the result of an epileptic seizure in 1998 at the age of 38. She attended University of California, Los Angeles.
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- Born
- Dec 21, 1959
Los Angeles - Also known as
- Florence Delorez Griffin
- Florence Delorez Griffith Joyner
- Flo-Jo
- The Fastest Woman in the World
- Florence Delorez Griffith
- Joyner
- Florence
- Spouses
- Al Joyner
(1987/10/10 - 1998/09/21)
- Al Joyner
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of California, Los Angeles
- California State University, Northridge
- David Starr Jordan High School
- Lived in
- Los Angeles
- Died
- Sep 21, 1998
Mission Viejo
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on July 23, 2013
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