Her Fashion and Her Speed.

Flo Jo, Florence Delorez Griffith Joyner

(December 21, 1959-September 21, 1998)

Olympian, the fastest woman!

Florence Delorez Griffith Joyner (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 and have yet to be seriously challenged. She is also remembered for her flair. She set fashion to the sport with her nails and her sense of fashion in her outfits.

She died in her sleep as the result of an epileptic seizure in 1998 at the age of 38. Her death ended a love story between her and her husband the world fawned over at the time. Their love for each other focused millions of people on the subject of themselves and how they loved themselves, each other and their mates. Her short life was deeply felt and emulated.

In the rush of today, the attention paid to Mr. and Mrs. Joyner then could not be duplicated because the rush of news and gossip and the rapidity of telephone development scoops the public imagination from one thing to another, like hummingbirds. - Gregory E. Woods, Keeper of Stories 11-15-17