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Florence Griffith Joyner - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Already fast at an early age, Los Angeles born Florence Griffith finished fourth in the 200 m at the inaugural World Championships in 1983. After these Olympics, Griffith spent less time running and married 1984 Olympic triple jump champion Al Joyner. She was the wife of track star Al Joyner and the sister-in-law of Jackie Joyner-Kersee. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Florence_Griffith_Joyner   (702 words)

INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - ATHLETES After marrying 1984 triple jump Olympic champion Al Joyner, she changed her name to Florence Griffith Joyner and eventually picked up the nickname "Flojo." On 16 July 1988, at the U.S. Olympic Trials, Griffith Joyner achieved a stunning breakthrough when she ran the 100m in 10.49 seconds, obliterating Evelyn Ashford's record of 10.79. 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. 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. www.olympic.org /uk/athletes/heroes/bio_uk.asp?PAR_I_ID=35907   (275 words)

CNN/SI - Athletics - Griffith Joyner's death blamed on epileptic seizure - Thursday October 22, 1998 06:20 PM Posted: Thursday October 22, 1998 06:20 PM Florence Griffith Joyner, a three-time Olympic gold medal winner, died in her sleep September 21 Fukumoto said Griffith Joyner apparently had been lying on her stomach and the seizure possibly caused her limbs to stiffen and turn her head to the right, where her breathing was constricted by covers and pillows. Griffith Joyner had been shadowed by speculation about use of banned substances, but she never failed a drug test and denied ever using drugs. www.cnnsi.com /athletics/news/1998/10/22/joyner_seizure   (732 words)

Florence Griffith-Joyner Florence Griffith's form in 1985 was not as good as it was in the previous year, when she won an Olympic silver medal, but it was still good enough to rate her highly in the world rankings in both the 100m and 200m. However, her coach, Bob Kersee made an assessment of Florence in a Track and Field News interview in 1985 which prophetically foreshadowed what was to come. Griffith had a very short European season in 1986, setting her fastest times for the year in West Berlin of 23.51sec for 200m, and 11.42sec for 100m. www.sporting-heroes.net /athletics-heroes/displayhero.asp?HeroID=271   (323 words)

The Observer Sport Flo-Jo: tarnished star of the track Florence Griffith Joyner still holds two of the most controversial world records in athletics. 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   (369 words)

CNN/SI - Athletics - FloJo dies at age 38; heart condition suspected - Tuesday September 22, 1998 11:04 AM MISSION VIEJO, California (AP) -- Florence Griffith Joyner, the triple gold medalist at the 1988 Olympics who captivated the world with her meteoric speed and flamboyant style, died Monday as the result of an apparent cardiac condition. Florence Griffith Joyner won three gold medals at the Olympics in Seoul 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. www.cnnsi.com /athletics/news/1998/09/21/flojo_obit   (1082 words)

Florence Biography @ LaunchBase.com (Launch Base) The crowning architectural jewel of Florence is the domed cathedral of the city, Santa Maria del Fiore, known as "The Duomo". Florence (Italian: Firenze) is the capital city of the region of Tuscany, Italy. This factional strife was later recorded by Dino Compagni, a White Guelph, in his Chronicles of Florence. www.launchbase.com /encyclopedia/Florence   (1420 words)

The New York Times: This Day In Sports For all her style, Florence Griffith Joyner will be better remembered for running the three fastest 100 meters ever in 24 hours: Saturday's world record of 10.49 seconds and Sunday's 10.70 and 10.61. Florence Griffith Joyner set a women's world record in the 100 meters on this date at the United States Olympic track and field trials. Florence Griffith Joyner winning the 200 meters at the U.S. Olympic trials six days after breaking the world 100-meter mark. www.nytimes.com /packages/html/sports/year_in_sports/07.16.html   (578 words)

Florence Griffith Joyner Florence Griffith Joyner was in the prime of her life, but she did not know that she would die that Monday night. Florence Griffith Joyner was indeed a special runner, but as most of you know, she died unexpectantly on September 21, 1998. Let the death of Florence Griffith Joyner be a warning to you: "Absolutely, positively NO ONE has a lease on life." You could put your shoes on in the morning, and the undertaker could be pulling them off for you in the evening. www.seafox.com /florence2.html   (596 words)

CNN/SI - FloJo lived her life in fast-forward Griffith Joyner, who died in her sleep on Monday of an apparent heart attack, was an astonishing athlete, and also a controversial one. In the end, unable it seemed to settle on any one career, Griffith Joyner chose them all: She was the author of a series of children's books featuring a character named Barry Bam Bam, and she was also a poet, fashion designer, actress and model. In contrast to her husband, 1984 Olympic triple jump champion Al Joyner, who was unfailingly sweet and happy-go-lucky, Griffith Joyner could seem distant at times. sportsillustrated.cnn.com /olympics/features/joyner/flojo_noden.html   (574 words)

Florence Griffith Joyner Florence Griffith Joyner was accomplished and flashy, characteristics of a true sports hero of the 1980s. According to her husband, the Olympic triple-jump gold medalist Al Joyner, her speed revealed itself at the age of five, when her father dared her to catch a jackrabbit, a feat she performed easily. While fans remember her gold medals and world records she earned as a runner, they also can not forget her 6-inch-long, elaborately painted fingernails or her signature running outfits that teased audiences all over the globe with the view of a single bare leg. www.heroism.org /class/1980/flojo.htm   (508 words)

A legacy of caring Griffith Joyner, who was often called the fastest woman on earth, used her celebrity in a positive way to make change. Griffith Joyner, who later won the 100m in 10.61, also won the 200 meters and set a new American mark in the event. Griffith Joyner’s low-cut one-legged spandex bodysuits and her colorfully painted six-inch fingernails captured plenty of attention as well. www.suite101.com /article.cfm/track_and_field/11705   (453 words)

Florence Griffith Joyner Florence Griffith Joyner was a star of track and field. Florence went to Jordan High School in Los Angeles where she set school records in the sprint and long jump. Florence had an unexpected heart attack and passed away Monday, September 21, 1998. www2.lhric.org /pocantico/womenenc/joyner.htm   (201 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. On Oct. 10, 1987, Griffith became part of the first family of track and field when she married Al Joyner, the 1984 Olympic triple jump gold medalist and brother of heptathlon Olympian Jackie Joyner-Kersee. espn.go.com /classic/biography/s/Griffith_Joyner_Florence.html   (1334 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. It wasn't until 1988, Joyner's second Olympic appearance, that Joyner became a true international celebrity. www.lifetimetv.com /community/olc/cable/bio_flojo.html   (667 words)

The My Hero Project - Florence Griffith-Joyner Florence Griffith Joyner was one of the greatest athletes of all time. 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. www.myhero.com /hero.asp?hero=FloJo   (616 words)

Profile: Florence Griffith Joyner 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. Griffith Joyner re-emerged in 1987, when she placed second in the World Championship Games in Rome. 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. www.sacbee.com /static/archive/news/projects/people_of_century/sports/griffith.html   (320 words)

Florence Griffith Joyner Florence Griffith Joyner was that good.(Originated from Knight Ridder Newspapers) Florence Griffith Joyner - Florence Griffith Joyner Age: 38 triple gold medalist at the 1988 Olympics recognized around the... Joyner, Florence Griffith - Joyner, Florence Griffith sprinter Birthplace: Mojave Desert, Calif. Born: 1959 Died: 1998... www.infoplease.com /ipsa/A0109334.html   (276 words)

BBC News Sport Flo-Jo dies at 38 Florence Griffith Joyner, triple gold medalist at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, has died at the age of 38. Griffith Joyner, known by her fans as Flo-Jo, captivated the world with her phenomenal speed and flamboyant style but her rapid improvement and her tremendous physique fuelled rumours about performance-enhancing drugs. Griffith Joyner first captured the headlines with an amazing series of runs in the US Olympic trials in 1988 and became the first woman to run the 100m in 10.49 seconds. news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/sport/176925.stm   (441 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. At the Los Angeles Summer games that year, Griffith Joyner took a silver in the 200 meters. www.state.tn.us /mental/news/pr-florence.html   (458 words)

After the Northern Lights: Florence Griffith Joyner and the Making of Contemporary Women's Sport by Leslie Heywood, PhD 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. 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. Griffith Joyner, or “Flo Jo,” as she came to be called once she became a household name, was an unprecedented phenomenon, challenging the ingrown codes of media culture in multiple ways. www.thinkmuscle.com /articles/heywood/flojo.htm   (3248 words)

United States Olympic Committee - School named in memory of Griffith Joyner Florence Griffith Joyner Elementary School is being funded by Proposition MM, a $1.51 billion bond passed by voters in 1998. Scores of Joyner's friends and relatives attended yesterday's event, including her mother, who lives in Los Angeles, and her sister, who lives in City Heights and runs the nearby Florence Griffith Joyner Youth Foundation. United States Olympic Committee- School named in memory of Griffith Joyner www.usolympicteam.com /11611_35952.htm   (529 words)

Florence Griffith Joyner - Search Results - MSN Encarta Griffith Joyner, Florence (1959-1998), American track athlete, born in Los Angeles, California, and educated at the University of California at Los... In her quest to become the fastest runner in the world, American sprinter Florence Griffith Joyner set two world records. Florence Griffith Joyner - Search Results - MSN Encarta encarta.msn.com /encnet/refpages/search.aspx?q=Florence+Griffith+Joyner   (105 words)

CNN/SI - Florence Griffith Joyner photo gallery Florence Griffith Joyner, who still holds the world record at 100 and 200 meters, will be remembered for her flash both on and off the track. Click on the thumbnails below for a brief glimpse at her style, or relive her incredible 1988 via three SI flashback stories. sportsillustrated.cnn.com /olympics/features/joyner/gallery   (106 words)

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A A World . Reference Room . Articles . Florence Griffith Joyner PBS 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. 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. 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)

CNN.com - Florence Griffith-Joyner - Jun 3, 2004 In 1993 she was chosen by Bill Clinton to co-chair the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports and a year later she established the Florence Griffith-Joyner Foundation to help underprivileged children. Florence Griffith had won a silver medal in the 200 meters at the boycott-affected 1984 Games in Los Angeles, yet she had garnered more attention when she was denied a place on the relay team because officials feared her nails were too long to ensure the safe passage of the baton. Griffith-Joyner's transformation from a modestly successful sprinter into "Flo-Jo" -- the blazing comet that dazzled the world that year -- is one of the greatest tales of sporting achievement in Olympic history. www.cnn.com /2004/SPORT/06/03/olympics.griffithjoyner   (664 words)

Griffith Joyner (Florence) Elementary School in Los Angeles, California/CA - School Tree Griffith Joyner (Florence) Elementary School was operational at the time of the last report and is currently operational. Griffith Joyner (Florence) Elementary School is classified as a "Primary School". Griffith Joyner (Florence) Elementary School IS NOT a Magnet school. www.schooltree.org /062271003244.html   (155 words)

Florence Griffith Joyner - Wikipedia November 1990 eine Tochter (Mary Ruth Joyner) zur Welt. 1984 heiratete sie den Olympiasieger im Dreisprung Al Joyner. Bei den Ausscheidungswettkämpfen ("Trials") für die Olympischen Sommerspiele 1988 verbesserte sie den Weltrekord über 100 m von Evelyn Ashford auf sensationelle 10,49 Sekunden und gewann bei den Wettkämpfen in Seoul Gold mit der 4x100 m-Staffel, Silber mit der 4x400 m-Staffel und Gold über 100 m und 200 m in den Einzelwettkämpfen. de.wikipedia.org /wiki/Florence_Griffith_Joyner   (373 words)

Florence Griffith Joyner Photos - Florence Griffith Joyner News - Florence Griffith Joyner Information Her mother, also named Florence, had married Dee Dee's father, Robert Griffith, after moving to California in search of a modeling career. The large family was settled in the Mojave Desert when the elder Florence decided that she needed to improve the educational opportunities for her children. After a nightmare in which her dead mother shoots her in the course of arresting a suspect, Cory is injured in a car accident. www.tvtome.com /tvtome/servlet/PersonDetail/personid-63696   (181 words)

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