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Florence Griffith Joyner

American track and field athlete (1959-1998)
Person human Q31082
Florence Griffith Joyner
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Facts

37 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[18]
Date of birth
December 21, 1959
Date of death
September 21, 1998, 1998[8]
Place of birth
Los Angeles
Place of death
Mission Viejo
Country of citizenship
United States[11]
Ethnic group
African Americans[12]
Occupation
sprinter, athletics competitor, athlete
Educated at
California State University, Northridge, University of California, Los Angeles, Jordan High School[13][14][15]
Award received
L'Équipe Champion of Champions, Associated Press Athlete of the Year[16][17]
Spouse
Al Joyner[10]
Official website
www.florencegriffithjoyner.com[23]
Cause of death
epilepsy[19]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[33]
Country for sport
United States[34]
Described by source
Notable Black American Women, Great Women Athletes of the 20th Century[29][30]
End of work period
1988[37]
Family name
Griffith[21]
Given name
Florence[22]
Height
+1.70[38]
Manner of death
natural causes[28]
Mass
+57[39]
Medical condition
epilepsy[27]
Show all 37 facts +13
Name in native language
Florence Delorez Griffith[35]
Number of children
+1[36]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject African diaspora
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P14565
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P14750
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P14843
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Participant in
1988 Summer Olympics, 1984 Summer Olympics[31][32]
Personal best
195.5 (10.5–195.5, n=4)
Place of burial
El Toro Memorial Park[9]
Record held
200 metres, 100 metres, Women's 100 metres world record progression[24][25][26]
Sport
athletics[20]
Sports discipline competed in
sprinting
🏷️ Also known as
en Florence Griffith Joyner en Flo-Jo en Florence Griffith en Florence Delorez Griffith Joyner ar فلورنس غريفيث جوينر cs Flo Jo cs Florence Griffith-Joynerová cs Florence Delorez Griffith Joyner cs Florence Griffith Joynerová da Florence Griffith-Joyner da Delorez Florence Griffith-Joyner da Florence Gritffith Joyner de Florence Griffith Joyner de Delorez Florence Griffith de Griffith-Joyner de Florence Griffith de Flo-Jo el Φλόρενς Γκρίφιθ-Τζόινερ es Delorez Florence Griffith-Joyner es Florence Griffith-Joyner
🔖 Identifiers · 68
ISNI
0000000116453571
VIAF cluster ID
54311932
Library of Congress authority ID
n88258740
GND ID
1210524139
A Dictionary of Sports Studies entry ID
545
Allcinema person ID
506125
American National Biography ID
1900881
Athletics Podium person ID
40284
Awards & Winners artist ID
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BBC Things ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13557239r
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
griffith-joyner-florence
Show all 68 identifiers +56
CBDB.cz author ID
90247
California Sports Hall of Fame athlete ID
florence-griffith-joyner
CineMagia person ID
542800
Collective Biographies of Women ID
16190
DDB person (GND) ID
1210524139
DUC ID
florence-griffith-joyner
Databazeknih.cz author ID
122286
Described at URL
herlegacymatters.de
Encyclopedia of African American History 1896 to the Present entry ID
0498
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID
224738, 38385
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Florence-Griffith-Joyner
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
florence-griffith-joyner
FAST ID
1488973
Fandom article ID
olympics:Florence_Griffith_Joyner
FemBio ID
11830
Film.ru person ID
florence-griffith-joyner
Find a Grave memorial ID
6706
Freebase ID
/m/0jkxq
GTAA ID
104544
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
florence-griffith
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0253155
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Florence_Griffith-Joyner, Florence_Griffith_Joyner
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
1931507
IMDb ID
nm0431647
IdRef ID
050844334
InterSportStats athlete ID
3000005402
JRC Names ID
207661
Kinobox person ID
872676
Lex ID
Florence_Griffith_Joyner
Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID
02567/eu_g_3137/g3137
Munzinger Sport number
01000002616
NE.se ID
florence-griffith-joyner
NL CR AUT ID
xx0208853
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1613470
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
411991094
Notable Names Database ID
285/000111949
Olympedia people ID
77849
Olympic.org athlete ID (archived)
florence-griffith-joyner
Olympics.com athlete ID
florence-griffith-joyner
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3907867
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095908416
PORT person ID
194861
Plex person key
5e16356d54420c003c2136b0
Prabook ID
1712098
SVKKL authority ID
0366848-Griffith-Joyner-Florence-Delorez-19591998
Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID (archived)
gr/florence-griffith-joyner-1
TMDB person ID
1228202
TeamUSA.com Hall of Fame member ID
florence-griffith-joyner
Tilastopaja female athlete ID
6081
Track and Field Statistics female athlete ID
935
Trading Card Database name ID
69060
U.S. National Archives Identifier
10570722
USA Track & Field Hall of Fame legacy ID (archived)
63
WikiTree person ID
Griffith-5560
World Athletics athlete ID
60674, 14359548
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJxWQdrG7rvRFMCBW79bh3

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 3
athlete, athletics competitor, sprinter
Participated in 3
athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – women's 100 metres, athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – women's 200 metres, athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – women's 200 metres
Record held 3
100 metres, 200 metres, Women's 100 metres world record progression
← Winner 3
James E. Sullivan Award, athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – women's 100 metres, athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – women's 200 metres
Award received 2
Associated Press Athlete of the Year, L'Équipe Champion of Champions
Educated at 2
University of California, Los Angeles, California State University, Northridge
Participant in 2
1984 Summer Olympics, 1988 Summer Olympics
Cause of death 1
epilepsy
Country for sport 1
United States
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Ethnic group 1
African Americans
Family name 1
Griffith
Given name 1
Florence
Influenced 1
Kellie Delka
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Medical condition 1
epilepsy
Place of birth 1
Los Angeles
Place of death 1
Mission Viejo
Sex or gender 1
female
Sport 1
athletics
Sports discipline competed in 1
sprinting
Spouse 1
Al Joyner
Spouses 1
Al Joyner
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Summary

Florence Griffith Joyner was born on December 21, 1959[1], in Los Angeles[2]. She died on September 21, 1998[3], in Mission Viejo[4]. She worked as a sprinter[5], athletics competitor[6], and athlete[7].

Why It Matters

Florence Griffith Joyner has been cited as an influence by Kellie Delka[40], a skeleton racer[41], b. 1987[42], of United States[43].

FAQs

Where was Florence Griffith Joyner born?

Florence Griffith Joyner was born in Los Angeles[2].

Where did Florence Griffith Joyner die?

Florence Griffith Joyner passed away in Mission Viejo[4].

Who was Florence Griffith Joyner married to?

Florence Griffith Joyner's spouses include Al Joyner[10].

What did Florence Griffith Joyner do for work?

Florence Griffith Joyner worked as a sprinter[5], athletics competitor[6], and athlete[7].

Where did Florence Griffith Joyner go to school?

Florence Griffith Joyner was educated at California State University, Northridge[13], University of California, Los Angeles[14], and Jordan High School[15].

What awards did Florence Griffith Joyner receive?

Honors received include L'Équipe Champion of Champions[16] and Associated Press Athlete of the Year[17].

Who did Florence Griffith Joyner influence?

Florence Griffith Joyner has been cited as an influence by Kellie Delka[40].

Related Entities

Los Angeles United States University of California, Los Angeles

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  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . blackpast.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . T&F NCAAdb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] ↑ . Notable Black American Women. wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . blackpast.org. blackpast.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . blackpast.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [8] ↑ . blackpast.org. blackpast.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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