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Florence Griffith Joyner

1959 - 1998

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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 and the fastest woman ever recorded, setting world records in the 100m and 200m in 1988. She was married to Al Joyner, a 1984 Olympic gold medalist in the triple jump. He was also her coach and husband during her success as a four-time Olympic medalist. During the late 1980s, she became a popular figure due to both her record-setting athleticism and eclectic personal style. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 54 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 50 in 2024). Florence Griffith Joyner is the 6th most popular athlete (up from 18th in 2024), the 775th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,415th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Florence Griffith Joyner ranks 6 out of 6,025. Before her are Emil Zátopek, Paavo Nurmi, Abebe Bikila, Jesse Owens, and Sigfrid Edström. After her are Spyridon Louis, Thomas Burke, Bob Beamon, John Flanagan, Ben Johnson, and Carl Lewis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Florence Griffith Joyner ranks 13. Before her are Jens Stoltenberg, Kevin Spacey, Tupou VI, Emma Thompson, Klaus Iohannis, and Mike Pence. After her are Evo Morales, Jon Fosse, Bryan Adams, Hugh Laurie, Robert Smith, and Milorad Dodik. Among people deceased in 1998, Florence Griffith Joyner ranks 16. Before her are Ernst Jünger, Vladimir Prelog, Carlos Castaneda, Octavio Paz, Jean-François Lyotard, and Yang Shangkun. After her are Derek Barton, Niklas Luhmann, Conrad Schumann, Frederick Reines, Alan Shepard, and Konstantinos Karamanlis.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Florence Griffith Joyner ranks 775 out of 20,380. Before her are Darren Young (1983), Christopher Lambert (1957), Murray Gell-Mann (1929), Joanne Woodward (1930), Roy Sullivan (1912), and Henry Molaison (1926). After her are Robert W. Holley (1922), Carrie Fisher (1956), Barbara Liskov (1939), Michael DeBakey (1908), Albert Ellis (1913), and Kateri Tekakwitha (1656).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Florence Griffith Joyner ranks 2. Before her are Jesse Owens (1913). After her are Thomas Burke (1875), Bob Beamon (1946), Carl Lewis (1961), Louis Zamperini (1917), Thomas Curtis (1873), Charley Paddock (1900), Dick Fosbury (1947), Frank Jarvis (1878), Mike Powell (1963), and Archie Hahn (1880).

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