Today I will talk about Florence Joyner, also known as "Flo Jo," was born in Los Angeles, California, on December 21, 1959.

 

Florence Joyner considered the “fastest woman of all time" at the 1984 Summer Olympics, Joyner won a silver medal in the 200-meter run. At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Joyner took three gold medals and silver. She came under media speculation when rumors spread that she might have been using performance-enhancing drugs to improve her times. However tendinitis in her right leg ended her hopes of becoming a triple world record holder. Among the thing she did away from the track was design the basketball uniforms for the Indiana Pacers in 1989. Florence Joyner died unexpectedly in September 1998, at age 38, after suffering an epileptic seizure. She still holds the world records in the 100- and 200-meter events.