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    Florence Griffith Joyner

    American track and field hurdle athlete (1959–1998)

    Florence Griffith Joyner

    Griffith Joyner in 1988

    In office
    1993–1998

    Serving with Tom McMillen[1]

    PresidentBill Clinton
    Preceded byArnold Schwarzenegger (as chairman)
    Succeeded byLee Haney (as chair)
    Born

    Florence Delorez Griffith[2]


    (1959-12-21)December 21, 1959[3]
    Los Angeles, California, U.S.[3]
    DiedSeptember 21, 1998(1998-09-21) (aged 38)[3]
    Mission Viejo, California, U.S.[3]
    Resting placeEl Toro Memorial Park, Lake Forest, California, U.S.
    Sports career
    NicknameFlo-Jo[3]
    National team United States
    Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)[3]
    Weight126 lb (57 kg)[3]
    Event(s)100 meters, 200 meters
    ClubTiger World Class Athletic Club
    West Coast Athletic Club
    Retired1989
    Personal bests10
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    There’s Only One Flo-Jo: Everything You Need to Know About the Fastest Woman of All Time

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    For one glorious, perfect årstid in 1988, Florence Griffith Joyner — better known as “Flo-Jo” — did things on the track that no woman had ever done before nor has managed to replicate since. The fastest woman on the planet set world record times of 10.49 for the 100 meters and 21.34 for the 200 meters that still stand today, and she did it in style — sporting six and a half inch acrylic nails, long, flowing hair, a full face of makeup and self-designed race kits with asymmetrical, one-legged bodysuits, lace detailing and color-blocked bikini bottoms.

    “Dress good to look good. Look good to feel good. And feel good to run fast!” she said of her on-the-track fashion statements.

    That sentiment has inspired an entire generat

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    "[Florence Griffith Joyner] was someone who wanted to make a fashion statement, as well as do it while running so fast you could barely see the fashion,"says Phil Hersh of the Chicago Tribune on ESPN Classic's SportsCentury series.

    Florence Griffith Joyner still holds the world record in the 100- and 200-meters.
    With her outrageous looks and lightning speed, Florence Griffith Joyner captivated the world. Her racing attire consisted of a variety of outfits -- some lace, some fluorescent, some bearing one leg. Her nails, sometimes longer than four inches, became a trademark.

    In 1988, FloJo arrived in Korea for the Olympics as the favorite to win the 100- and 200-meter dashes. Just two months earlier at the U.S. Olympic Trials, she obliterated Evelyn Ashford's world record of 10.76 seconds in the 100 with her time of 10.49 and ran the four fastest 100s ever (though one was wind-aided). She also set an American record in winning the 200.

    In the 100-meter final in Seo