Florence Griffith Joyner was born in South Los Angeles December 21, 1959. She died September 21, 1998 at age 38. She was pretty young. She began running track at age 7 and also at age 14 she won the Jesse Owens Youth Games. She attended California State University
Her nickname is Flo-Jo. She became a track star. She coached Al Joyner, then she married him in 1987. In 1989 she told everybody she was retiring from track. She was a triple gold medallist in 1988 Olympic Games. She was the fastest woman in the world.
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_udYvjzJ-_CMDlTBKjAqV_6D0aAGUVOnNW-a14rVYyW0nsIlJaxHPSwjvlo8gHSDUnhBmn1V_CoWRXhd65cXXV1qysd-lykhdA8GX3iGrIOOYjfAXnuitJiX-T1afI1tR-c8sN_3XYktjrVuA=s0-d)
Florence Griffith
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_vHnX29xgYB8xSW2hZisvQIp0V9Urnf0K6-VfhXJrULqg83GBXeo0U_VlkbYJabRtNHdlIcCiXV78-szgIkLcJ_ZtsaqRJwNR81eCoJwNbP_31BXSJP=s0-d)
Florence Griffith
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiLG97LYPGctaTCZprgBuE2ESmFg06NUJuB1ghOpSQaQa0V4sBs-yV92Z_kCCbo9w5arxCseQJuxosoamqin5i96i_PZgFGy_LmcH6bvAixX7AA0WFdsx7x9peUx1eKXAtoHDEeRmmPoQ/s400/florence_griffith_02.jpg)
Florence Griffith
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_tCcPX6yXhTjEfxUuzISVjklsQXjm4Ak7WEmNgn0wRfm4acuBlh8AIACYKLz9ZKKJksLWUTb6Xta91zaR7sdjptHhgLf8zxLjhYamtF_63r_n5QF4cjgvPnsA49odRBgw=s0-d)
Florence Griffith
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_tJUmkaa0wVtSDoTZrX3yshCjWX8G3yMXm0qoocGaRl2GwIbbu2F2zdSQrzgZ3h30sHgyuJDgRATQ252XNgOgi0PsqI1PwPLaZ7ORiAjf5XBPbXVuh4kLYG-pKxT38=s0-d)
Florence Griffith