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	eOlympic - Florence Griffith-Joyner
		Florence Griffith Joyner was born in 1959 and unexpectedly passed away on the 21 September 1998.
		Florence Griffith Joyner was a role model for girls and young women in sports and her legacy will be one that included kindness and an interest in children.
		Florence Griffith Joyner was the first American woman to win four medals in one Olympics, and the fact that her world records in the 100m and 200m dash still stand a decade later provides indisputable evidence that that 'FloJo' wasn't just another pretty face.
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	Florence Griffith Joyner - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Florence Griffith-Joyner, also known as Flo-Jo (December 21, 1959 – September 21, 1998) was an American athlete, still holder of the World Records in the 100 m and 200 m as of 2006.
		She was the wife of track star Al Joyner and the sister-in-law of Jackie Joyner-Kersee.
		Al Joyner, her coach stated that he believed the 10.49 run to be wind aided as well.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Florence_Griffith_Joyner (768 words)

	Florence Griffith Joyner - MSN Encarta
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		Florence Griffith Joyner (1959-1998), American track athlete, born in Los Angeles, California, and educated at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA).
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	Florence Griffith Joyner
		Florence Griffith Joyner blazed her way into national attention with her world-record speed, her flashy, formfitting bodysuits and her glittering, 6-inch fingernails.
		Florence Griffith Joyner was indeed a special runner, but as most of you know, she died unexpectantly on September 21, 1998.
		Florence Griffith Joyner was in the prime of her life, but she did not know that she would die that Monday night.
	www.seafox.com /florence2.html (596 words)

	Al Joyner - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Al Joyner was born January 19, 1960 in East St. Louis, Illinois, United States.
		Joyner was married for a second time on June 28, 2003 to Alisha Biehn.
		In 1984, Joyner traveled to Los Angeles for the Summer Olympics to compete in triple jump for the U.S. Olympic track and field team.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Al_Joyner (221 words)

	INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - ATHLETES
		Florence Griffith began racing when she was seven years old, but was forced to give up sport at nineteen in order to help support her family.
		Griffith Joyner's records for 100m and 200m have yet to be broken.
		In 1998, Griffith Joyner died in her sleep at the age of 38, the victim of a form of epileptic seizure that led her to suffocate.
	www.olympic.org /uk/athletes/profiles/bio_uk.asp?PAR_I_ID=35907 (267 words)

	A Black Legend - Florence Griffith-Joyner
		Florence's health became a matter of concern in 1996 when she suffered a seizure on an airplane flight from California to St. Louis.
		Barbara Zaias said Griffith Joyner had a ``cavernous angioma'' on the front left part of her brain, a condition found in about 25 percent of the population.
		Florence was one of 11 children raised by a divorced mother who was also a school teacher, and who instilled in all of her children the values of a good education, hard work and diligence.
	www.angelfire.com /ca/Fyre/flojo.html (1041 words)

	Florence Griffith Joyner dead
		LOS ANGELES, Sept 21: Florence Griffith Joyner, the American triple gold medalist at the 1988 Olympics, who captivated the world with her meteoric speed and flamboyant style, died on Monday of an apparent heart siezure.
		Griffith Joyner was the wife of 1984 Olympic triple-jump gold medalist Al Joyner and sister-in-law of Jackie Joyner-Kersee, the six time Olympic medalist and world heptathlon record-holder.
		Griffith Joyner had suffered a heart seizure two years ago on a flight to St. Louis.In Monte Carlo, the IAAF, track's international federation, said Griffith Joyner ``left an imprint on athletics and sprinting, even if for the past few years she had distanced herself from athletics.
	www.expressindia.com /news/ie/daily/19980922/26550984.html (633 words)

	ESPN Classic - FloJo Made Speed Fashionable
		The seventh of 11 children, Florence Delorez Griffith was born on Dec. 21, 1959 in Mojave, Cal., 90 miles north of Los Angeles.
		When she was four, her mother Florence, a seamstress, left her father Robert, who was an electrical technician, and moved the family into the Jordan Downs housing project in the Watts section of Los Angeles.
		The Griffith children spent some time with their father in the Mojave Desert and when Florence was five, he dared her to chase jackrabbits.
	espn.go.com /classic/biography/s/Griffith_Joyner_Florence.html (1334 words)

	Florence Griffith Joyner and the Making of Contemporary Women's Sport by Leslie Heywood, Ph.D.
		Florence Griffith Joyner, a sprinter, became a permanent part of media culture in the early days of June, 1988, when in the Olympic trials she set the world record in the women’s 100 meter (10.49 seconds) and 200 meter (21.34 seconds) events.
		Florence was born the seventh of eleven children and was raised in the Jordan housing project in the Watts section of Los Angeles.
		Griffith Joyner was criticized for two things: conforming to cultural codes of femininity and constructing herself as a sexualized spectacle that detracted from her athleticism, and for suspicions of steroid use, suspicions which were exacerbated by the first reports of her death.
	www.mesomorphosis.com /articles/heywood/florence-griffith-joyner-and-steroids.htm (3512 words)

	Florence Griffith-Joyner
		In 1983, Florence Griffith graduated with a degree in Psychology from UCLA.
		It was at the latter distance that Griffith made her mark in 1983, at her first outing in a major international championship.
		Griffith won her semi-final in a wind-assisted 22.41sec and on that form was considered a good chance for a medal in the final, although she was up against some strong opposition.
	www.sporting-heroes.net /athletics-heroes/displayhero.asp?HeroID=269 (324 words)

	ESPN Classic - FloJo Made Speed Fashionable
		The seventh of 11 children, Florence Delorez Griffith was born on Dec. 21, 1959 in Mojave, Cal., 90 miles north of Los Angeles.
		The Griffith children spent some time with their father in the Mojave Desert and when Florence was five, he dared her to chase jackrabbits.
		In February 1989, the 29-year-old Joyner made the stunning announcement that she was retiring from competitive running to concentrate on business opportunities, such as acting and writing.
	www.espn.go.com /classic/biography/s/Griffith_Joyner_Florence.html (1334 words)

	The Observer \| Sport \| Flo-Jo: tarnished star of the track
		Her times of 10.49 for 100metres, set in Indianapolis at the US Olympic trials in 1988, and 21.34 for 200m, clocked during the Olympic final in Seoul later that year, were previously thought beyond the realms of possibility for a woman.
		Her dramatic improvement in 1988 and rapid retirement, then her shockingly early death, have led many to conclude that Griffith Joyner was using steroids and other banned drugs, and that she is one of the greatest cheats in the history of sport.
		The increasing allegations of steroid abuse were always vigorously denied by Griffith Joyner, right up until her death, aged 38, in 1998, from a heart seizure.
	observer.guardian.co.uk /osm/story/0,6903,1140773,00.html (386 words)

	Florence Griffith Joyner St. James Encyclopedia of Pop Culture - Find Articles
		Blazing down the track in brightly colored outfits, including her one-legged tights, Joyner was hailed as the world's fastest woman runner at the peak of her career in the mid-1980s.
		Born December 21, 1959,; Joyner was raised in the projects of the Watts district of Los Angeles, the seventh of ten children of electronics technician Robert Griffith and his wife, after whom Florence would be named.
		Joyner's untimely death at age 38 was noted by President Clinton, who told reporters that "We were dazzled by her speed, humbled by her talent, and captivated by her style.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_g1epc/is_bio/ai_2419200619 (666 words)

	Profile: Florence Griffith Joyner (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Even after her death of a heart seizure in 1998, Griffith Joyner remains the fastest woman in history as the world-record holder in the 100- and 200-meter dashes.
		One of 11 children raised in a tough Watts neighborhood, Griffith Joyner ran track at Jordan High School, where she anchored a 440-yard relay team that posted the nation's fastest time one year.
		Griffith Joyner re-emerged in 1987, when she placed second in the World Championship Games in Rome.
	www.sacbee.com /static/archive/news/projects/people_of_century/sports/griffith.html (320 words)

	Florence Griffith Joyner
		At the time, Griffith Joyner, accompanied by her husband and daughter, Mary, was en route to the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Relays for high school athletes.
		Griffith Joyner had sued Gordon Baskin in December 1991, claiming she hired him as a talent agent but later found out that he was unlicensed and had prepared an unfair contract that overcharged her.
		Griffith Joyner was born December 21, 1959, in south Los Angeles, one of 11 children whose father was an electrical technician and mother was a teacher.
	members.aol.com /deathpool/obits98/joynerfl.html (913 words)

	The My Hero Project - Florence Griffith-Joyner
		Florence Griffith Joyner was one of the greatest athletes of all time.
		Florence's amazing grace and agile speed was evident whenever she was on the field.
		Florence Griffith-Joyner was one of the greatest athletes of all time.
	myhero.com /hero.asp?hero=floJo (907 words)

	A A World . Reference Room . Articles . Florence Griffith Joyner \| PBS
		At the 1988 Olympic trials, Griffith Joyner set a world record in the 100-metre sprint (10.49 seconds), beating the old mark by 0.27 seconds and improving her previous best by more than half a second.
		After retiring in 1989, Griffith Joyner established a foundation for underprivileged children and from 1993 to 1995 served as the cochair of the President's Council on Physical Fitness.
		Griffith Joyner was inducted into the Track and Field Hall of Fame in 1995.
	www.pbs.org /wnet/aaworld/reference/articles/florence_griffith_joyner.html (328 words)

	A A World . Reference Room . Articles . Florence Griffith Joyner \| PBS
		At the 1988 Olympic trials, Griffith Joyner set a world record in the 100-metre sprint (10.49 seconds), beating the old mark by 0.27 seconds and improving her previous best by more than half a second.
		After retiring in 1989, Griffith Joyner established a foundation for underprivileged children and from 1993 to 1995 served as the cochair of the President's Council on Physical Fitness.
		Griffith Joyner was inducted into the Track and Field Hall of Fame in 1995.
	pbs.org /wnet/aaworld/reference/articles/florence_griffith_joyner.html (328 words)

	The My Hero Project - Florence Griffith-Joyner
		Florence Griffith-Joyner is my hero because she is an inspirational runner to me. Florence inspired me to run at the age of seven.
		Florence Griffith-Joyner was born on December 21, in Mojave California.
		At the age of five, Joyner was a fast runner and her father challenged her to catch jackrabbits.
	www.myhero.com /myhero/hero.asp?hero=flojo_richmond_05_ul (1142 words)

	Lifetimetv.com: Our Lifetime Commitment - Cable in the Classroom
		Known as Dee Dee to her family, Delorez Florence Griffith was born December 21, 1959, and grew up in the Jordan Downs housing projects in the Watts section of Los Angeles.
		Joyner liked to joke that the children in their future were already receiving athletic scholarship offers.
		Initial reports stated that she died of an apparent heart seizure (the athlete had suffered a seizure on a plane two years earlier.) Still, there was much speculation in the media that steroid use contributed to her death, or even that she was murdered.
	www.lifetimetv.com /community/olc/cable/bio_flojo.html (667 words)

	Florence Griffith Joyner in Nashville for Children’s Health Summit
		Griffith Joyner will deliver the luncheon address at a conference targeted to enhancing the health status of children and adolescents by reducing the incidence and impact of HIV, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and alcohol and drug abuse through health promotion, disease prevention strategies and intervention.
		Griffith Joyner, who has held the title of "World’s Fastest Woman’ in track and field since 1988, excelled first at California State University-Northridge and later at UCLA.
		It was in 1982 and while she was at UCLA that she won the 200 meters at the NCAA Championships.
	www.state.tn.us /mental/news/pr-florence.html (458 words)

	Sprintic.com \| Track and Field Athletes \| Florence Griffith Joyner
		American athlete Delorez Florence Griffith Joyner was born on December 21, 1959.
		Now known as "Flo Jo", Griffith Joyner was the big favourite for the titles in the sprint events at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
		Griffith Joyner was also a runner in both the 4 x 100 m and 4 x 400 m relay teams.
	www.sprintic.com /athletes/florence_griffith_joyner (557 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Florence Griffith Joyner
		Already fast at an early age, Los Angeles born Florence Griffith finished fourth in the 200 m at the inaugural World Championships in 1983.
		Now known as "Flo Jo", Griffith Joyner was the big favourite for the titles in the sprint events at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
		Throughout her career, Griffith Joyner was dogged by rumors of drug use.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Florence_Griffith_Joyner (465 words)

	Florence Griffith Joyner - Picture - MSN Encarta
		Florence Griffith Joyner - Picture - MSN Encarta
		American track-and-field athlete Florence Griffith Joyner’s flamboyant personality and style coupled with her athletic talent made her a media star in the early 1980s.
		After going into semiretirement following the 1984 Olympic Games, she made a tremendous comeback at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, winning gold medals in the 100-meter and 200-meter races and in the 4 × 100-meter relay.
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	ESPN Classic - FloJo sets 100 record at 1988 Olympic Trials
		But at the Olympic Trials in Indianapolis, Florence Griffith Joyner shocked the track-and-field community in the quarterfinal heat of the 100 meters.
		In her first heat, Joyner, known better as a 200-meter sprinter, opened with a blistering 10.60, but because it was wind-aided, it didn't count as a record.
		Joyner later finished off the competition by running a 10.70 in the semifinals and 10.61 in the final.
	sports.espn.go.com /classic/s/add_griffith_joyner_florence.html (671 words)

	Salon Newsreal \| The uneasy death of Florence Griffith Joyner
		While Joyner's supporters claimed that the autopsy cleared her of long-standing but never-proven allegations that she used performance-enhancing drugs, the autopsy records show only that she didn't die from the use of such drugs.
		But Florence Griffith Joyner was shadowed by rumors that she had used steroids or other performance-enhancing drugs during her career.
		Immediately upon her death, however, some sportswriters and steroid experts began suggesting that the demise of an apparently healthy 38-year-old former athlete could be due to the strain that chronic steroid use imposes on the body, especially the heart.
	www.salon.com /news/1998/12/cov_04newsa.html (719 words)

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