No athletes has even come close to her records despite the evolution of the modern running gear.įondly known as Flo Jo after her marriage to triple jump Olympic champion Al Joyner, she has been immortalised in history for her records, but is somehow not always named among the greatest sprinters because of the rumours of doping surrounding her, increased by her sudden death due to an epileptic seizure in her sleep at the age of 38 in 1998.įlorence Griffith Joyner's legacy as the fastest woman of all time has remained intact since the Seoul 1988 Olympics. One of the most dominant athletes in track and field, the American’s world records (10.49 in the 100 meters and a 21.34 in the 200 meters) set back at the US Olympic trials and the 1988 Seoul Olympics respectively stand to date, more than 30 years later. The fastest woman in the world, Florence Griffith Joyner left a legacy that is record-breaking, bold, inspirational, controversial, fashionable… all at the same time. Mohammed Zubair gets bail from Delhi court in case related to 2018 tweet.Delhi: 16-year-old girl gangraped in moving car, three arrested.How the sweet dish halwa came to India and grew regional variations.With the Rajapaksas on the run, a brief history of how Sri Lanka got into this mess.‘Jaadugar’ review: Gully football is the real showstopper in Jitendra Kumar-led comedy.What would Nehru have made of Ganesh statues ‘drinking’ milk, asks a new book on India’s first PM.
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