Florence “Flo-Jo” Griffith-Joyner

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Florence “Flo-Jo” Griffith-Joyner was an American sprinter, Olympic champion, and world-record holder widely regarded as one of the fastest women in history.

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instanceOf American track and field athlete
Olympic athlete
human
sprinter
world record holder
causeOfDeath epileptic seizure
competedIn 1983 World Championships in Athletics
1984 Summer Olympics
1987 World Championships in Athletics
1988 Summer Olympics
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1959-12-21
dateOfDeath 1998-09-21
educatedAt California State University, Northridge
University of California, Los Angeles
event 100 metres
200 metres
4 × 100 metres relay
fullName Florence “Flo-Jo” Griffith-Joyner self-linksurface differs
surface form: Florence Delorez Griffith-Joyner
givenName Florence
height 173 cm
memberOfSportsTeam UCLA Bruins women's track and field
nickname Florence “Flo-Jo” Griffith-Joyner self-linksurface differs
surface form: Flo-Jo
notableFor being one of the fastest women in history
distinctive one-legged racing suits
long, decorated fingernails
occupation athletics coach
sprinter
OlympicMedal gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in 100 metres
gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in 200 metres
gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in 4 × 100 metres relay
silver medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in 200 metres
silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in 4 × 400 metres relay
placeOfBirth Los Angeles, California, United States of America
surface form: Los Angeles, California, United States
placeOfDeath Mission Viejo, California
surface form: Mission Viejo, California, United States
relative Al Joyner
surface form: Jackie Joyner-Kersee
religion Christianity
residence Aliso Viejo, California
surface form: Aliso Viejo, California, United States
sexOrGender female
sport athletics
spouse Al Joyner
worldRecord women's 100 metres
women's 200 metres
worldRecordDate 1988-07-16
1988-09-29
worldRecordPlace Indianapolis
surface form: Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Seoul
surface form: Seoul, South Korea
worldRecordTime 10.49 seconds in women's 100 metres
21.34 seconds in women's 200 metres

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Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery hasNotableBurial Florence “Flo-Jo” Griffith-Joyner
Inglewood Park Cemetery hasNotableBurial Florence “Flo-Jo” Griffith-Joyner
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Florence “Flo-Jo” Griffith-Joyner fullName Florence “Flo-Jo” Griffith-Joyner self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form: Florence Delorez Griffith-Joyner
Florence “Flo-Jo” Griffith-Joyner nickname Florence “Flo-Jo” Griffith-Joyner self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Florence Griffith-Joyner
this entity surface form: Flo-Jo
She Persisted: 13 American Women Who Changed the World depicts Florence “Flo-Jo” Griffith-Joyner
this entity surface form: Florence Griffith Joyner
Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, California, United States hasNotableBurial Florence “Flo-Jo” Griffith-Joyner
subject surface form: Inglewood Park Cemetery
this entity surface form: Florence “Flo-Jo” Griffith Joyner