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SoCal Legends: Florence Griffith-Joyner
Published April 8, 2021
The records that Florence Griffith-Joyner set for the 100m and 200m dash still hold to this day (Wikimedia commons)
Delorez Florence “Flo Jo” Griffith-Joyner is the fastest woman of all time with track and field records that stand to this day. Along with having exceptional athleticism, she was also known for sporting one-legged body suits and elaborately decorated six-inch nails.
Griffith-Joyner grew up in Watts and lived in the Jordan Downs housing projects; she was one of 11 children from Robert and Florence Griffith. She started running track at the age of seven and won the Jesse Owens National Youth Games two years in a row during her teenaged years. ....

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