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What is FloJo world record?
Florence Griffith Joyner, in full Delorez Florence Griffith Joyner, née Delorez Florence Griffith, byname FloJo, (born December 21, 1959, Los Angeles, California, U.S.—died September 21, 1998, Mission Viejo, California), American sprinter who set world records in the 100 metres (10.49 seconds) and 200 metres (21.34 …
What was FloJo’s fastest time in the hundred?
Florence Griffith Joyner’s Olympic record of 10.62 seconds in the 100m had stood strong since 1988, but Thompson-Herah eked past it with a time of 10.61 seconds.
Is Flo faster than Usain Bolt?
She broke a 33-year-old Olympic record held by none other than Florence Griffith Joyner. And, as a more-than-fitting bonus, she revisited a debate first triggered by the fastest Jamaican of all — Usain Bolt. Flo Jo’s world record of 10.49 is only mark left to beat.
What did FloJo run?
200-meter
Who Was Florence Joyner? At the 1984 Summer Olympics, Florence Joyner, also known as “Flo Jo,” won a silver medal in the 200-meter run. She married fellow athlete Al Joyner, the brother of famed athlete Jackie Joyner-Kersee.
What is Flo-Jo famous for?
Florence Delorez Griffith Joyner (born Florence Delorez Griffith; December 21, 1959 – September 21, 1998), also known as Flo-Jo, was an American track and field athlete. She set world records in 1988 for both the 100 m and 200 m.
Did Flo-Jo’s record beat?
Elaine Thompson-Herah broke Florence Griffith Joyner’s 33-year-old Olympic record in the women’s 100 meters. With a time of 10.61 seconds, the latest in the long string of Jamaican speed stars defended her Olympic title in the 100 meters Saturday. …
How fast is Elaine Thompson?
10.54 seconds
Elaine Thompson-Herah ran the second fastest women’s 100m time, clocking a time of 10.54 seconds during the women’s 100m at the Eugene Diamond League on Saturday. The Jamaican is swiftly closing in on American Florence Griffith-Joyner’s world record of 10.49 seconds, set in 1988.
Who was Flo Jo married to?
Al Joynerm. 1987–1998
Florence Griffith Joyner/Spouse
She married Al Joyner, the Olympic triple jump champion of 1984, in 1987. She returned to athletics in April 1987. Four months later at the 1987 World Championships in Rome, Griffith Joyner finished second in the 200 meter sprint.