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Celebrities born on December 21
Born in 1959
Born in Los Angeles, California
Sagittarius named Florence
Runners from California
Runners born in United States
38 years old celebrities
First name Florence
Florence Griffith Joyner
Florence Delorez Griffith Joyner, also known as Flo-Jo, is an American track and field athlete. She is the fastest woman of all time; The world record that isolated in 1988 at 100m and 200m is still there. In the late 1980s, she became a celebrity in international athletics thanks to her record-breaking performances and flashy personal style. Griffith-Joyner was born and raised in California. She has been involved in sports since she was a child and started meeting running tracks when she was a child. While studying at California State University, Northridge, and the University of California, Los Angeles, she continued to compete in track and field. While in college, Griffith-Joyner qualified for the 1980 Olympics, although she did not compete due to the boycott of the United States. She made her Olympic debut four years later, winning a 200-meter silver medal at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
Event(s)100 meters, 200 meters
ClubTiger World Class Athletic Club, West Coast Athletic Club
Retired1988
Personal best(s)100 m: 10.49 w WR, 200 m: 21.34 WR, 400m: 50.89, 4 × 100m: 41.55, 4 × 400m: 3:15.51 AR

About Florence Griffith Joyner

Florence Griffith Joyner
Florence Griffith Joyner

Runner Florence Griffith Joyner was born in Los Angeles, California, United States on December 21, 1959. She dies at the age of 38, on September 21, 1998.

A track and field athlete from the United States who holds the world records in the 100 and 200 meter sprints. At the 1988 Olympics, she won three gold medals and two silver medals. Flo-Jo is a nickname given to her by fans.

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Florence Griffith Joyner before becoming famous

Florence Griffith Joyner was born in the Zodiac sign Sagittarius (The Centaur/Archer), and 1959 is also the year of Pig (豬) in the Chinese Zodiac.

When her family's finances became a problem, she had to drop out of college and work as a bank teller.

Achievement of Florence Griffith Joyner

After establishing a world record in the trial event at the 1988 Olympics, allegations began to surface that she was taking performance-enhancing drugs, but numerous testing proved these assertions false.

Florence Griffith Joyner's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

She was briefly engaged to Greg Foster, an Olympic hurdler. With her spouse Triple Jumper Al Joyner, she had a daughter named Mary Ruth.

Al Joyner, 64 (Triple Jumper)
Al Joyner, 64

Triple Jumper

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At the 1988 Olympics, she and diver Diver Greg Louganis were two of the most popular athletes.

Greg Louganis, 64 (Diver)
Greg Louganis, 64

Diver

Florence Griffith Joyner Income & Net worth

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