Did Flo Jo have a child?

Florence Griffith Joyner/Children

What did Flo Jo die from?

23 October, 1998 -Monaco – Coroners investigating the death of sprint legend Florence Griffith Joyner on September 21 have announced that she died of suffocation in her sleep after suffering an epileptic fit.

Who is Flo Jo’s daughter?

Florence Griffith Joyner/Daughters

Is Flo Jo deceased?

Deceased (1959–1998)
Florence Griffith Joyner/Living or Deceased

Who broke Flo-Jo’s record?

Elaine Thompson-Herah
Elaine Thompson-Herah broke Florence Griffith Joyner’s 33-year-old Olympic record in the women’s 100 meters.

Where is Flo-Jo buried?

Florence Griffith Joyner/Place of burial

What does Flo-Jo’s daughter do?

Florence Griffith Joyner/Daughters

Why did Flo-Jo have long nails?

For the Games she made history during (she became the first Black woman to win four medals at a single Game), Griffith-Joyner gave herself a special set—bedazzled red, white and blue nails to represent Team USA—with two gold nails, symbolizing her hope of bringing home the gold.

How old was Flo-Jo when she passed away?

38 years (1959–1998)
Florence Griffith Joyner/Age at death
Florence Griffith Joyner, the three-time gold medalist at the 1988 Summer Olympics who revolutionized women’s sprinting with her searing speed and flamboyant fashion sense, died yesterday at her home in Mission Viejo, Calif. She was 38.

Are Flo-Jo and Jackie Joyner related?

Some of the Olympics’ most iconic athletes have been track-and-field sprinters: Florence “Flo-Jo” Griffith Joyner and her sister-in-law Jackie Joyner-Kersee.

Who is Flo-Jo husband?

m. 1987–1998
Florence Griffith Joyner/Husband

Who is Al Joyner wife?

Alisha Biehn

m. 2003
Florence Griffith Joyner

m. 1987–1998
Al Joyner/Wife

Did Flo-Jo lose her Olympic medals?

At the 1988 U.S. Olympic trials, Griffith set a new world record in the 100 meter sprint. She went on to win three gold medals at the 1988 Olympics. In February 1989, Griffith Joyner abruptly retired from athletics.
Florence Griffith Joyner
Born Florence Delorez GriffithDecember 21, 1959 Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Who is Flo-Jo’s sister?

Florence Griffith Joyner/Sisters

Who is the fastest woman of all time?

Florence Griffith-Joyner
Record performances

The current women’s world record of 10.49 s was set by Florence Griffith-Joyner of the US, at the 1988 United States Olympic Trials in Indianapolis, Indiana, on 16 July 1988 breaking Evelyn Ashford’s four-year-old world record by . 27 seconds.

Did Flo-Jo ever fail a medicine test?

Florence Griffith-Joyner never did fail a drugs test. … Her detractors point to the fact she retired just as compulsory random medicine testing was being introduced. But Joyner insists she left the sport to have a family.

What happened to Marion Jones?

On January 11, 2008, Marion Jones was sentenced to six months in prison. … Jones now 44, lives in a suburb north of Austin, Texas, where she runs her own business and is a personal trainer with Camp Gladiator, a workout program and movement headquartered in Austin.

Who is the youngest ever recorded athlete to participate in the Olympics?

The youngest documented Olympian is 10 year old Greek gymnast Dimitrios Loundras, but there may have been a younger competitor, the young boy of unknown age from Paris who was the substitute coxswain in the winning Dutch pair oars boat in the 1900 rowing event.