About Florence Griffith-Joyner
Florence Delorez Griffith Joyner, popularly known as Flo-Jo, was an American track and field athlete who was born Florence Delorez Griffith (December 21, 1959 – September 21, 1998) and is thought to have had a net worth of $1.8 million. The 1988 Olympic Games saw multiple Olympic gold medals for sprinter Florence Griffith-Joyner. 1959 saw the birth of Florence Griffith-Joyner in south central Los Angeles, California. Florence displayed a bright athletic career at a young age and, at the age of 14, won the Jesse Owens National Youth Games.
She earned a psychology degree from UCLA in 1983 and competed in the 1984 Olympics, where she took home the silver medal in the 200-meter dash. With a timing of 11.0 seconds, Florence won the Grand Prix final in 1985. Al Joyner, a gold medallist in the triple jump at the Olympics, wed Florence in 1987, and later took on the role of her full-time running coach.
At the 1988 Olympics, Florence Griffith-Joyner
She set a new world record in the 100-meter race with a timing of 10.49 seconds as she went through the selection process for the 1988 U.S. Olympic team.
Florence Griffith-Joyner won the 100-meter race in 10.54 seconds and set the 200-meter world record in 21.34 at the Seoul Olympic Games in 1988. In the 4×100 relay, she went on to win a third gold medal. Florence won the Sullivan Award as the nation’s top amateur athlete after being selected as the 1988 Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year.
Career of Florence Griffith-Joyner After the Olympics
After the Olympics in Seoul, Florence announced her retirement from track and field. She also had plans to establish a family and pursue interests in fashion and cosmetology. She was the first African American and female to be asked by President Bill Clinton to serve as co-chair of the President’s Council on Physical Fitness. Florence Griffith-Joyner, who had epilepsy, passed away at the age of 38 in 1998 following a seizure while she was sleeping. She is still regarded as the “fastest woman of all time.” She continues to hold the world records for the 100- and 200-meter runs.
