On what would be her 59th birthday, today we proudly remember USA Track & Field legend Flo-Jo. To this day, Florence Griffith Joyner still holds world records in the 100m & 200m. She captured three gold medals, plus one silver at the #Seoul1988 Games alone. | Team USA

5.8K views · 72 reactions | Florence Griffith Joyner was known as the fastest woman on Earth. In 1988 "Flo-Jo" set world records for the 100m and 200m events that still stand to this day. #BecauseOfHerStory Learn more stories about women who changed the world at the Smithsonian Institution's Women's History website: womenshistory.si.edu | Smithsonian Channel | Facebook

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. 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. They were married in 1987 until the time of her death, in 1998. They had one daughter together, Mary Joyner. Griffith Joyner set

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