Women / Persons ~ P16190
Florence Griffith Joyner
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Social Networks and Archival ContextAlternate Names:
- Flo-Jo
- Florence Delorez Griffith Joyner
- Florence Griffith-Joyner
Gender: Female
Life Dates: 21 December 1959 - 21 September 1998
Types:
- African American
- American (US)
- Athlete
- Fashion leader
- Performer, popular entertainment
Note: Record setting track and field athlete, considered to be the "Fastest Woman in the World." Qualified for 1980 Olympics but participated in an American boycott of the event. Won 3 Gold Medals at the 1988 Olympics. Known for personal style, including long, decorated nails. Retired after 1988 Olympics and became a pop-culture figure. Died of an epileptic seizure in 1998.