Florence Griffith Joyner, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Florence Griffith Joyner

American track and field athlete

Date of Birth: 21-Dec-1959

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States

Date of Death: 21-Sep-1998

Profession: sprinter

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

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 is considered the fastest woman of all time based on the fact that the world records she set in 1988 for both the 100 m and 200 m still stand.
During the late 1980s she became a popular figure in international track and field because of her record-setting performances and flashy personal style. Griffith-Joyner was born and raised in California.
She was athletic from a young age.
She attended California State University, Northridge (CSUN) and University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) where she participated in track and field. Griffith-Joyner qualified for the 100 m 1980 Olympics, although she did not actually compete due to the U.S.
boycott.
She made her Olympic debut four years later, winning a silver medal.
At the 1988 U.S.
Olympic trials, Griffith set a new world record in the 100 m.
She went on to win three gold medals at the 1988 Olympics. In February 1989, she abruptly retired.
After her retirement from athletics, Griffith-Joyner remained a pop culture figure through endorsement deals, acting, and designing.
She died in her sleep as the result of an epileptic seizure in 1998 at the age of 38.
She never did drugs.