The sprinting records that still stand - Florence Griffith Joyner - Seoul 1988 Olympic Games

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Florence Griffith Joyner - USA - Athletics - 100m & 200m - Seoul 1988 Olympic Games
Florence Griffith Joyner's career was as brief as it was colourful. The Californian sprinter was known more for her outrageous outfits and long, painted fingernails as much as she was recognised for her sprinting achievements.
But all that stopped in 1988, when the Flo-Jo phenomenon took root amid a string of incredible performances culminating in double sprint gold at the Olympic Games in Seoul.
She was undoubtedly a sprinter of note, claiming silver in the 200m at the 1984 Games in Los Angeles and again earning the runners-up spot in the world championships in Rome three years later.
But it was in the relatively humble surrounds of the US Olympic trials in 1988 that she made her astonishing breakthrough.
In the heats of the 100m she broke the world record held by compatriot Evelyn Ashford, knocking almost three tenths off the previous mark with an unheard of time of 10.49secs.
Controversy raged over the new time as the wind reading for the race was 0.0 while the triple jump equipment registered a wind speed of 4.3 miles per second a few yards away. Yet the record stood and only Flo-Jo herself has come within touching distance of the time ever since.
Her performances in Seoul were nothing short of remarkable. She dominated a world class field in the 100m final, beating Ashford and Heike Drechsler with blistering pace.
She clocked 10.54secs in the final after establishing a two-yard lead at the halfway stage and scorching away from the field in the second half of the race.
The 200m win was even more impressive, shattering the world record in the final with a time of 21.34secs to leave Jamaica's Grace Jackson, who beat her own personal best by a large, trailing about five metres behind in silver medal position.
Griffith Joyner's records for 100m and 200m have yet to be broken. At the Games in Seoul, she ran in both relays, winning a third gold medal in the 4x100m and a silver in the 4x400m. In 1998, Griffith Joyner died in her sleep at the age of 38, the victim of a form of epileptic seizure that led her to suffocate.
Find more about Florence Griffith Joyner: www.olympic.org/florence-griff...
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[@jeffreymorris11]

Music track spoils the enjoyment of this archive footage of record level sprinting.

[@christarasnicolau6091]

One Creator Of

[@vicpetta3196]

@smoothcollected This footage is uploaded by Olympics channel. What copyright do they need?

[@madeofmelancholy]

@smoothcollected But it is official channel, mate...

[@carlostejada1479]

true... 🤮🤮🤮

[@checkitout0919]

The creators never accept this kind of critics about loud music..who knows why🤭

[@BreuckelensFinest]

To this day I've never seen anybody with better form, mechanics and technique! Florence Griffith-Joyner is the best I've ever seen, male or female.

[@gloglogo2638]

I definitely agree. It was beautiful.

[@amaxlite]

I'd say Jeter is pretty close - it's hard to believe Flo Jo was faster than her

[@sharpgirlsSerious]

She was Better than anyone else. ! They put the stats, physical make ups and race times of the fastest men against her And Pound for Pound she is the fastest human on the planet ! The amount of time it took her foot to touch and leave the ground is the fastest in history and she had the smoothest, most relaxed running form that there has ever been. Man or Woman. ! They have compared her running style to all of the great men, including Mr. Bolt and his form looks like a rag doll incomparison to Flo Jo's ! The Girl Was Smooth ! If she would have been a man she would smoked Mr, Bolt. ! Her Running Form Was Impeccable !

[@hdp8889]

I agree her technique everything is just Wow

[@sharpgirlsSerious]

@Godzilla 2219 give him my best

[@lalib.53]

Today is the 25th anniversary of FloJo's death. She is the only woman to hold 2 athletics world records for more than 35 years. There are people in our world who can do admirable things without any doping. Credit to FloJo. REST IN PEACE❤❤❤❤❤😢

[@Southamericangirl42]

Just look at her stride..! Beautiful! Just like she was.. RIP Flo-Jo..

[@eddielimon9415]

Flo jo was the best

[@jacquelinerussell8530]

Like a beautiful Gazelle

[@alexanxo1]

la mejor dopada sin duda

[@bbatjargal1549]

Look a drug store is running not human...

[@morphilou]

@@eddielimon9415 not the best the ultra doped

[@CHEETAH69]

FloJo was the reason I wanted to run as a kid. To this day, I still watch her videos for inspiration and for entertainment. She was an amazing woman and a phenomenal athlete. It's cool to see someone else feels the same.

[@paulletchworth2036]

Maybe should pick someone who didn’t use performance drugs

[@CHEETAH69]

@@paulletchworth2036 or maybe I can decide who my heroes are.

[@hellspells74]

your smile on the finish line when you realize you have won is the image of you I want to remember. Rip beautiful champion ❤️🙏

[@MerkinMuffly]

Hard to believe with the advancement in performance enhancing drugs & training since Flo Jo's day, her records still haven't been broken. Leads me to believe she was the best and still is.

[@brandongreen4880]

Advancement in PED's ? The only advances have been in non-detectable roids but not in the strength of effect. Training is not that much more advanced. Often the colleges follow the (by now old) Eastern Bloc research.

[@bilvis48]

Well..its a bittersweet acknowledgement..Considering the fact that 'Steroids' is what killed her. She died of an Enlarged Heart...The Heart is the Strongest Muscle in the body..it Pumps Thousands of beats a day!...Millions in a Life time. Unlike biceps and triceps..or quads and calves that fill up with blood from multiple sets and reps, The Heart cannot work to failure! It must continue to work...Supplying Oxygenated Blood to the Brain, all the internal organs and Muscles. But just like the muscles i mentioned...the Heart grows and thickens from Steroids..and when it does, it becomes 'Musclebound' and loses its ability to do the one thing its designed for...And thats to keep you Alive! Eventually the Heart cannot Pump the Blood out...Losing the ability to contract and expand..The Heart Chambers become Flooded...and the Heart Seizes...Drowning in its own Blood...Causing Death

[@brandongreen4880]

I have heard that this is a possible consequence of steroid usage (enlarged heart). Years ago throwing coaches from the Eastern Bloc would recommend aerobic work to counter balance all the negative side effects(thickening of the heart musculature) that would occur with exclusively strength and power work.

[@ranhill]

bilvis48 Coroners report said she died as a result of a brain seizure...

[@saucy05]

The only way we can find out is if we let all the athletes dope to their teeth and chase her records. Because doping is not as prevalent as it used to be back in the days because of the stricter tests. I also can't see athletes like Allyson Felix doping which puts them at a disadvantage.

[@Cassaundramonique]

Her stride is insane!!! 😍😍😍😍

[@leobeckett13]

Ultra doped and her technique is really bad comparing other techniques like Usain bolt running a second faster with no drugs which means if he did take drugs he would be able to run 9 seconds easy

[@RAB936]

@@leobeckett13 so why drugs test were negative?

[@SK-kh2rs]

@@leobeckett13 others were ultra doped so if she had bad technique how did she win so easy?

[@Shockwave33333333333]

@@leobeckett13 She wasnt doping there's no proof.

[@Ali74]

She was doped to the eyeballs. Her physique was transformed in the space of twelve months, she started running times she previously got nowhere near, and then promptly retired prior to random testing coming in. No credible source recognises those times as legit.

[@RealLordGaga]

If she had dipped her body at the tape instead of raising her arms she would have had an even faster time. Poetry in motion. Just beautiful!

[@shampar10]

She was gorgeous!

[@lalib.53]

Flo Jo's greatness is proven by the fact that her world records still stand after more than 35 years. The men's 100- and 200-meter world records from 35 years ago have already been broken several times. If she used performance-enhancing drugs, if not, she is clearly the world's greatest sprinter. Let's add, no one has ever proven the accusations made against her. In 35 years, athletics, nutrition science, and the design of running shoes have developed a lot, but she is still the greatest. All credit goes to Flo Jo for the best running performance in the world. ❤

[@stevengarcia3233]

What a beautiful soul. I feel so happy to still be able to see what I missed when I was younger.

[@loxijk9997]

Imagine Joyner running today, with the level of science nowaday, proper training,proper food,shoes.

[@lalib.53]

About: 10:38

[@frankiedelgadoes]

Drug testing is much better today so she would be busted first meet out.

[@angelangelov7424]

Her half-way in the race acceleration is insane! Just look at those strides!!

[@elomon3473]

YES!! I swear its like she's switching gears in her 100m races...

[@StephenJ-cv2bz]

Yeah steroids help with this

[@sterlingrock7769]

The most elegant woman to ever set foot on the Olympic tracks and the greatest of all time.

[@duncanidaho9492]

no allyson felix is the GOAT

[@cjnelson4454]

I never got to witness it sadly

[@leobeckett13]

Usain bolt says hi :) (u didn’t reference the greatest of all time to be in the woman category)

[@leobeckett13]

@leonard bolton wdym?

[@leobeckett13]

@leonard bolton the comment said “greatest of all time” which is not true since she was ultra doped and there is something called a man, and 200 men have run under that time

[@Nukity]

Her ground contact time, and ability to get her leg back up, and then powerfully throw it back down is second to none. correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure she had one of the lowest measured ground contact times of any sprint athlete to this day. Both Male or Female.

[@ConsciousGame6255]

Flo was the Best that ever did! Salute Queen and Rip 🙏

[@krissiregar8083]

she run so majesticly i don't think i ever see so perfect in technique and timing so gracefuly just look at that stride

[@jayaye1055]

THE PRETTIEST woman sprinter I'VE ever seen. ❤ Continue to rest in paradise, beautiful. 💐

[@mannycalavera2335]

What blows me away is not just the speed, but her form. Everyone else on the track is a professional and one of the best in the world at what they do. And they look sloppy and untrained when compared. People will forever talk about steroid abuse and so on. But the most remarkable thing about her without a doubt was her stride and her technique.

[@KrishnaSingh-ow1ie]

She was taking hgh. Another said he sold her high to her. Why would this guy lie and ruined his career from it. I beleive the story.

[@thesage1621]

she had the most beautiful stride of any female sprinter...a virtual male power stride with high knees...

[@karlharriott9953]

Couldn't have said it any better (especially the part about male power) THAT'S WHAT STEROIDS DO FOR WOMEN (ask the German 400m world record holder (exposed because she wasn't America) at least she did it over a period of time and not suddenly like "Jo" (fitting name for her ) so she lived through it .

[@shawnfellows7493]

@Nobody Nobody2 bullshit she is goddess who was blessed too be fastest women ever live...

[@morphilou]

@@shawnfellows7493 lol before the doping she was 500th in the world in 1 year she is n°1 of course she was ultra doped

[@leobeckett13]

@@karlharriott9953 male power is a thing because I don’t see any woman going under 10.4 when the world record is 9.58 and she was ultra doped and her fastest without the drugs would’ve been about 11 since she was doped so much

[@clharris7211]

Carmelita Jeter has a nice one as well...nice quite FloJo but its nice tho

[@tericaclark4871]

my girl still hold the records..love u Flo Jo always and forever.. Rest in Peace

[@maesap22]

FLO JO has BEAUTY, STYLE, GRACE and WORLD RECORD X'S!! 4 things no other woman can come close to matching.....There's a winner right there....

[@allanrabindran5695]

Flo Jo was the best of best. She got everything. Speed Charisma Power Grace Charm and the way she carried herself was a treat to watch. We cannot find another female athlete who would have all of such qualities.

[@pekenjos]

Female? She was pumped full of MGH, the IOC just did not have the guts to admit it.

[@carlosluis820]

Allan Jimmy And roids

[@miharu060786]

Serena Williams says hi, even tho she's not runner, she has it all. Plus they've tried to make Marion Jones new Flo-Jo n we know how it has ended xD :D

[@gk10002000]

grace? She was a pig. an egotist. a show off.

[@jeffmax2941]

Allan Jimmy the fastest is privalova

[@brianwilson9828]

steroids or not, FLO had the most incredible-beautiful-powerful-unbelievable-fantastic-badass-stride!!!! WOW! What a vision to behold! PBUH!!

[@BlueHopi144]

+Brian Wilson Only and Only one athlete has somehow a fabulous stride still today : Allyson Felix . Those 2 together would have pulverized many records ....

[@pascale2laballe]

She will be a reference of speed for many years until a female Bolt appears. It was so beautiful to see her run and beat her opponents so easily.

[@TheRetroWoman80]

It was through watching Florence Griffith Joyner that I started playing/enjoying sports in general. Although it was basketball I ended up playing, I have never stopped being an avid spectator of track and field to this day.

[@stevebbuk]

Is it a trick of the light or does she look more bulked up in the 200m than the 100..

[@seanosomething]

dunno....its close..... id say there'd only be a syringe or two in it........

[@theauthorparrishgore591]

Flo Jo was a beautiful runner to watch run. Wish she was still with us today. Makes me sad when I think of all the great athletes who died before their careers were finished.

[@kerrypal3387]

Flo Jo was a beautiful cheat. Marion Jones is a good looker as well and she is also cheat.

[@theauthorparrishgore591]

Kerry Pal Marion Jones failed drug screens. But what evidence do you have that supports your theory that Flo Jo cheated?

[@kerrypal3387]

The author Parrish Gore Marion Jones never failed a drug screen. "What evidence do you have that supports your theory that Flo Jo cheated?" There is sufficient circumstantial evidence to support the claims that she was drug cheat. When her physique change drastically i.e., bulging muscles and elongated jaw line she stated she changed her diet and her new coach who was her husband stated he trained her like a man. Flo Jo and her husband discovered a nutrition and training program that transformed a average 28YO sprinter into a world beater. No details of the miraculous nutrition and training program were ever made available to the Track & Field world. This program could have made millions for Flo Jo and her husband. Al Joyner her husband should be a top sprint and conditioning coach in America. After all he coached the fastest woman ever. Flo Jo never detailed the miraculous nutrition and training program that transformed her in any book despite writing several for kids. It is a nutrition and training program that will never be duplicated as it never existed. Both Al and Flo Jo remain a disgrace to Track & Field.

[@theauthorparrishgore591]

Kerry Pal In 2006 Marion Jones tested positive for EPO (Erythropoietin). It was her "A" sample which tested positive. She withdrew from the Meet (Weltklasse Golden League in Switzerland) citing "personal reason". Officially her "B" sample would need to test positive in order for her to receive punishment for banned substances. But, apparently, her "B" sample came back negative. So, officially her test was considered negative even though her "A" sample was positive for EPO. So, she did fail a drug test, only it wasn't considered an official fail. As for Flo Jo's physical changes, every athlete who lifts weights will gain muscle and improved physical abilities. This doesn't prove anything. If you really want to point a finger at someone, try Bolt. His destruction of the 100 meter record is beyond the normal progression.

[@kerrypal3387]

The author Parrish Gore You are correct. However, if the B sample is of any significance, then she was cleared and consequently there are no positive test on her record. Flo Jo: Lifting weights will result in the enlargement of muscles. However, it does not contribute to the changing of the voice,elongation of jaw lines and acne. At your convenience view the KZbin video containing an interview with Kellie White a Balco progeny. She details the changes in her body and voice underwent and the severe acne she developed. Bolt: I am a Jamaican and can address the Bolt suspensions. Bolt was expected to be a world class athlete over 200M based on the record times he was recording as teenager. He captured the attention of the athletics world when he defeated older athletes as 16YO in the Junior World Championship. He lost his way when he became a senior and did get serious until he secured the services of world class sprint coach Glenn Mills. He was a 200M specialist and that is the in which he was expected to great things. After his defeat by Tyson Gay in the 2007 WC, His coach realized he was not fast enough to be a winner at that level unless Tyson Gay suddenly drop dead. He decided to use 100M sprints to improve his sped and 400M back ground work to carry said speed. Tyson Gay was a 100M & 200M performer. During 100M training session and as a raw 100M runner with a best time of 10.03, he recorded time below 10 seconds. This was done without the application of the core techniques required for the 100M discipline. His drives was bad, When he came out of his drive phase he rocked badly because of his height. The only thing good was his speed endurance. Despite his flaws he was still running sub-ten for the distance. His coached worked with his to clean up his technique and the rest is history. Both ability,speed and stride lengths allows his to do things average athletes cannot. No athlete on PED declares they want to be a 'LEGEND' and goes out and do it. Steroid have serious side effect and just a quickly as they build the body is just as quickly as they it down. Jamaica has a rich history of producing world class athletes. The only athletes that have held the 100M & 200M WR at the same time have been Jamaicans i.e., Donald Quarrie and Usain Bolt.. The only athlete in history to have the world leading times for 100M, 200M & 400M in a single year has been a Jamaican i.e., Herby McKinley. Bolt is not drug induced athlete. If he uses PED he would be a national disgrace and could not call Jamaica his home anymore. He exhibited greatness as a child and is no blot from the blue.

[@rusbenreyes5695]

25 years ago today September 21st 1998 this beautiful queen passed away R.I.P. Flo Jo, your records still stand 35 years and still counting 👏👏

[@clarewalker1749]

Yep, funny that.

[@jimmyhawk23]

One of the most amazing performances I have EVER seen!!!

[@haziqamani3124]

by using steroids

[@roberthorvat9347]

@@haziqamani3124 yup hahahah

[@originalmindset5278]

WOW! FLO-JO WAS AMAZING!!! RIP Sister, we miss you!!! Evelyn Ashford was also one of the Greatest.

[@TheRetroWoman80]

Yes, many people forget about Evelyn. Remember how Flo-Jo nearly cost the US the gold in the 4X100 at Seoul with that sloppy hand-off? But that "other gear" that Evelyn kicked into in the last 100 meters was what made that gold possible.

[@tericaclark4871]

I love Evelyn Ashford and I could never forget her..our ladies rock..team USA BABY

[@tericaclark4871]

+TheRetroWoman80 at the end of the day..Flo Jo was the face of American track n field and she still hold the records.. respect

[@elainesmith7512]

@Xavier Truth: Don't forget before Ashford and Flo-Jo there was the late, great Wilma Rudolph.

[@originalmindset5278]

+elaine smith True indeed. A trailblazing pioneer. No doubt.

[@erolgenlik4922]

What a speed, what a power, and very artistic...

[@ernestcarter174]

You know when I was a kid I was told by my (Loving parent's). That " IF YOU CAN'T SAY SOMETHING NICE ABOUT SOMEONE, DON'T SAY ANYTHING AT ALL "!!!

[@afrikan1000]

No , the truth hurts but it's not a sin.

[@ernestcarter174]

Actually neither one of us don't know what is true. So we agree to disagree!!!

[@ernestcarter174]

LOL, Point well taken. The answer to that is "Told" and I appreciate you for pointing out the difference....

[@madyjules06]

Exact Same words I was told and which I sincerely try to remember. Even if said in anger I apologize as quickly as I can... We're all human and VERY fallible, we have no right to judge others.

[@gman9479]

True.

[@jojoJOHANN7659]

I love the way Flo Jo run. Excellent.

[@user-wb5lx7my4h]

Nadie como ella nadie.recuerdo cuando la vi correr en el 88.ella deslumbro al mundo por siempre .impuso su estilo propio y cautivo al mundo con su impresionante talento y su belleza.Descansa en paz preciosa gacela de la velocidad.R.I.P. for Flo .jo forever.

[@rogerbeutler5671]

Don't think anyone will ever touch her 100 and 200m records. She was something that comes along once in a lifetime.

[@teevee7678]

Wow. Powerful words👏🏽I agree

[@normadesmond6017]

she wasn't caught during the doping tests. That's why.

[@mangotea56]

@@normadesmond6017 then it’s a wonder that the people who are doping in large amounts still cannot beat her record no matter what

[@normadesmond6017]

@@mangotea56 probably because they didn't take as much as she did.

[@castbreeder1]

@@normadesmond6017 or she was better? Or you trying to say that doping gives you such flawless technique?

[@WitoldBanasik]

Flo Jo was the most marvelous athlete on the planet Earth. Gifted, charming, graceful, beautiful, speedy... witty, creative in fashion... and look at her smile while winning !!!!! Legs- like gazelle, and her stunning feet... well I tell you even if she had swallowed all medicines that had been prescribed for all the athletes in the world at the same time she proved to be the real genius in creating her charisma, stamina, composure and wonderful personality as a whole. With all due respect to all internet - born specialists in drag enhancement overdosing I do not mind- so far all the accusations levelled against Flo Jo have been rejected and unfounded. I do miss you darling. R.I.P. Florence Griffith Joyner!!!!

[@versatilextasy4611]

Witold Banasik i would give you 3 thumbs up but i cant.. love your post RIP FloJO

[@stillwill2215]

+Witold Banasik well spoken!

[@WitoldBanasik]

Thank you for the kind words of yours..

[@WitoldBanasik]

Thank you.

[@halinalane702]

I was the 100 meter champion at my high school the year she smashed the records, aged 13. Flo Jo was my absolute idol and at age 43 now I am still floored by how powerful she was. I cried watching this, she was taken too soon. Incredible athleticism and soul to match. RIP beautiful woman and GOAT.

[@ak11uk4]

I think you meant she looked like a Goat? right? lol Evelyn Ashford in my opinion is the Greatest Of All Time!

[@MrRabson55]

Brilliant female sprinter - the best of all time, surely! RIP.

[@multechpro7151]

we will never know if she was or still the all time best for sure unfortunately

[@guccfan09]

Greatest Of All Time❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@loiusn756]

most famous hidden case of doping of all time :)

[@charlottecoleman5261]

Go Flo!!!

[@carlmorrow1600]

loius n dumbass

[@jessemarshall8900]

AMANDA BLACKWELL , FLO JOE IS RUNNING FOR LORD !!!

[@janosjakob1949]

florence grifit djojner nemoze joj niko nista jača je od sudbine kraljica atletike svih vremena 👍👍💖💖💋

[@Reese4thestars]

We comin for you floJo 🇯🇲

[@MissIngrilicious100]

🤣🤣🤣not even close

[@shebelongstothestreets688]

@@MissIngrilicious100 10.61 ain’t far from 10.49💀 so it’s pretty close just watch

[@emesor78]

She wouldn't have done that mark nowadays 🤭 Thomson is probably the fastest ever

[@bettyjohnson4875]

It's like her feet weren't touching the ground.....gliding almost! She was one of a kind! Phenominal

[@joeyrivera2424]

FloJo was so beautiful and graceful. She was one of a kind.

[@deniseharper9439]

RIP to a beautiful fabulous lady..❤☝️🙏🤲

[@lalib.53]

Clean, smooth running style belongs to Flo Jo. Its performance is unsurpassed. She achieved her results simply by activating her own creative energies, also using her husband's training methods. Thanks to FloJo. REST IN PEACE❤ She the best forever❤

[@iamsheribrown]

To this day (2019) you don't see that swag mix with grace and nobody can touch her form Flo Jo beautiful and a joy to watch her stride is like poetry in motion RIP you still the GOAT👑🌹🔥🐐❤

[@ShodyHarajukuBarbie]

She's amazing and I love her!!!!

[@shermanluster5317]

I got this off Wiki... After her death in 1998, Prince Alexandre de Merode, the Chairman of the International Olympic Committee's medical commission, claimed that Joyner was singled out for extra, rigorous drug testing during the 1988 Olympic Games because of rumors of steroid use. De Merode told The New York Times that Manfred Donike, who was at that time considered to be the foremost expert on drugs and sports, failed to discover any banned substances during that testing.[19] De Merode later said: "We performed all possible and imaginable analyses on her. We never found anything. There should not be the slightest suspicion."[20]

[@0161scally]

That's because oral steroids clear your body in 1 to for weeks and injectable steroids clear your body in 3 to 4 months. This is by todays testing methods. So back in 1988 as long as you stopped taking them in time, you wouldn't get detected. Also is it a coincidence that Flo Jo retired when out of season testing was introduced for the first time January 1st 1989??

[@shermanluster5317]

It probably is a coincidence, and how can you denigrate someone who you have no real knowledge as to whether she cheated or not. The Wikipedia article is the experts in the field at that time, not suspicious conjecture. I will believe them before I accept someone who is not.

[@Allhoney33]

Chrissy Darling You are correct...why nobody understands this is beyond me.

[@shermanluster5317]

Anabolic steroids will not make me an Olympic champion, nor any of you for that matter. Regardless of how much we take, orally or injected, and regardless of the best track and field coach we can find or training methods we utilize kapisch..:0)

[@Allhoney33]

Sherman Luster So why do people even bother taking them?

[@Flameysaur]

it's so fascinating to watch the leg muscles in slow motion, it's like an animal's

[@TruthSeeker1Ty]

Makes me wonder if she was on steroids back then that went undetected 🤔

[@ranganaasela3359]

She is so pretty .. 100% female looking ..very simple .. innocent .. always smiling fresh mood ....❤❤

[@WZ912]

WonderWoman......RIP Beautiful

[@RebornKaotic]

Throngdorr Mighty Then how come she cleared tests.

[@caloconnor21]

@Throngdorr Mighty Too true.

[@saintelmosfire85]

i was in sophomore in high school when I watched this. FloJo is so beautiful to watch speeding her way to gold medals! I was and still am in awe!

[@chinoj8753]

She is a real woman n I loved when I saw her as young boy.shes r true legend

[@MrLRankin2]

RIP Beautiful. Wish you were still here.

[@lalaev2077]

Her stride 💯 beautiful the way he picked her up 😍😍😍

[@jalemhumberto6530]

Simplemente espectacular!!!... Aun la extrañamos en las pistas atléticas.

[@roberttaylor3317]

Florence had such incredible speed coming home she was unstoppable she had it all beauty speed and power she'll be sadly missed

[@damonm.]

I have to come back to get reminded how great she was....MY GOD!!

[@loiusn756]

she was a PEDs abuser u idiot and saddly also took her life

[@leobeckett13]

@@loiusn756 true, she just ultra doped and got punished

[@bobanderson2895]

Those legs, those strides, the power. Simply AWESOME!

[@geraldmosley2195]

Now that is class With a SMILE!!!

[@cigarcatfromwayback...lets380]

I loved FLO JO back in the day, but back then, I was REAL heavy into track and field. I followed these world class sprinters CLOSELY. I remember back when she was definitely a world class sprinter, but she used to get dominated by Evelyn Ashford ... she had a slim, sexy track physique. All of a sudden, within a year she has these huge muscles in her legs and her sprint times are going through the roof! NOW she's dominating Evelyn Ashford after chasing her all those years. Plus, the records she set aren't even close to being touched by women today .... women who are stronger and more athletic than women from 25 years ago. She was never caught, and I hate to admit it, but it was obvious she was taking steroids .... a lot of people are STILL in denial about that!

[@4255Mizan]

Jay Luck We'd believe you if you had actual proof, but you don't and speculation just doesn't cut it. Hushhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

[@stilldre7076]

+Jay Luck Although I think she did juice, I think 90% of all track and field athletes do. So it doesn't take away from her achievements in my opinion. Usain Bolt, regardless of whether they find anything in his system, Mo Farah, Jonathan Edwards, Michael Johnson - regardless if they had or hadn't - were exceptional. Because not only did they beat other cheats but also, technique and talent are unquestionable. Flo Jo's sprint technique was near flawless. And considering she had considerably less muscle mass than Dafne Schippers, Veronica Campbell Brown and other more modern sprinters, she produced unfathomed power, speed with beautifully effortless grace

[@cigarcatfromwayback...lets380]

Still Dre. Brah. I'm just sayin .... I absolutely LOVED flo jo! I think she was one of the sexiest female sprinters ever ... your number (90%) is a little high, but I also think most sprinters are on the juice ...

[@stilldre7076]

I wouldn't say most sprinters, I'd say most athletes. But as for athletes today being stronger than athletes of previous years, general strength training methods haven't really changed much at all, and I've trained alongside many of the top medal performers in the UK at Loughborough Uni. Diets from years gone by have marginally changed, the use of plyos, weight training and conditioning are the same, even biomechanical improvements have been marginal. The low heel recovery Flo Jo and Ben Johnson used are what top sprinters of today also use, although I'd say today's sprinters have perfected the drive phase as most sprinters pre mid 90's seemed to have a much more brief/ non existent drive phase.

[@badcoach2000]

+Jay Luck You hit it on the money! Actually hers and Ben Johnson's physiques were completely different from their 84 LA appearances. It was too obvious not only how they looked , but how both they destroyed their competition, which a year earlier, they couldn't beat!

[@leona1081]

Florence, Gail, Evelyn, Wilma, Allison, Queen, Sanya,Wyomia and Gwen were my idols!

[@anthonyclarke2253]

We can argue for eternity about flo jo, but what cannot be denied is her technique and how well she executed it. Take a look a jeter when she ran 10.64 and 10.67. They are similarities in their technique.

[@theren8311]

anthony clarke I was just about to post something similar. We are quick to assume that exemplary performance is a result of drug use. Quite often because we think it's not possible because we can't do it ourselves. When a savant can take one look at a city and draw it by hand to with more detail than a HD camera could, from memory, and when a human being can formulate what we call Calculus, what do we attribute those extraordinary actions to? Brain steroids from a LA Lab? See where I'm getting at. People just born with the talent/gift to do great things. Some never find out what they are great at, others do. Add the mix of goof guidance(a coach) and you can multiply those results. Look at her running compared to the others. I've always asked, why don't females run like males do so that they can go faster? Well Flo did. Still had a little dainty movements here and there, but she was close to how males run and thats why she stood out. I'm not a believer of, "steroids is the reason".. I'm a believer of, "this person realised what is the right mechanics to do and that's why they are excelling vs the others", until a positive drug test is returned.

[@1978utreg]

Aventine There were a lot of 'savants' in the eighties right? It's a bit strange that a lot of female records still stand today don't you think? Every sport is evolving except women's athletic so it's not strange that people don't believe that see ran clean. I do agree with her being a great athlete because there are a lot of doped athletes who couldn't touch her time in more then 25 years...

[@theren8311]

1978utreg In the 80s there were tons of dopers. No one can deny that. But I'm saying, people are quick to judge a great athlete when they perform "unusual". This is no racist card. Just an example of stereotyping: There are a lot of black criminals out there, just as a lot of dopers in the sport back then. What if a black guy walks into a store and the owners say to themselves, "he's black, so he's a criminal", just as someone would say, "they perform well, they are definitely doping". Point being, unless the crime is done and charged, we can't say it must have been dope. Even if the record lasts for long. Example, Jon Edwards triple jump record. Or mike Powell's long jump record or Soto's high jump record. You don't take drugs that increase performance and look like those guys(skin and bones) unless it's blood doping(as far as I know, tho). Besides, in events like those where technique/mechanics dominates(field events), no drug on earth can make your technique better. You can only get stronger or faster or go for longer. So even if her records are lasting long, that still can't be used as proof. See what I'm saying? She was just exceptional, for all we know. I get your point as well.

[@theren8311]

Take for example this Jamaican, Christopher taylor. I once sat beside him, kid is like frikkin bones. He's 15yo and is the fast youth all time over 400m. 45 low I believe. Like 45.3 or something. 15yo! Image if this kid is well trained and properly managed, physically and so on and kept injury free, until he becomes senior, and start breaking some monster records. Are we going to attribute his performance and raw talent from drugs?

[@1978utreg]

I get a lot of your points but there are still enough weird circumstances. She stopped here career for a year and gained like 60lbs but suddenly comes back crushing records hat are still there? Then here acne, deep voice and early dead are also suggesting that she had been taking drugs. Even so she was ofcourse one of the best athletes ever even if she did take performance enhansing drugs. Sorry for my English, but it's my 3rd language ;-)

[@jefflopez3603]

Simply the best!! No comparison!!! RIP flow jo

[@VandyHeel]

The 200 meter record is really incredible. She eased up with 15 meters to go.

[@jimmydan9093]

She shouldn’t have, she messed up 🥲

[@aviaxis6261]

the human body cannot sustain its maximum possible pace for 200m... not even for 100m. this is by design.

[@greenwolfegreen6028]

I have watched track and field athletics since the 1960's and I have to be honest and tell you that Flo Jo's records and victories are not clean ones. The margins of her victories were simply too great. Not only that, but I saw her performances take a quantum leap in a very short period of time. If you want to know who the best U.S. sprinter was, it was Evelyn Ashford. She was always clean and she beat a lot of runners who were dirty. For this reason alone, I admire her more than anyone. Oh, and in case you don't believe me, just listen to Flo Jo's voice. It is a dead giveaway. As for the men, the only clean sprinter ( 100 or 200 ) I know of during that time was Calvin Smith. Smith may have been the fastest man who ever lived.

[@oluwaponlekudehinbu3100]

I agree with a lot you've said but as regards the fastest who ever lived, I'll go for Bob Hayes

[@kabraham7119]

Greenwolfe Green :Nice observation but what about Usiam Bolt. In the 2008 Olympic games his best performance was semi finals with a time of 10.58. The following year(2009) he run 9.58. If your theory is anything to go by then this is also worth mentioning. But Bolt has never failed any drug test. A leap of 1 second in one year is abnormal, talk to any sprinter.

[@BreuckelensFinest]

@@oluwaponlekudehinbu3100 Why? Armin Hary of Germany and Jim Hines of america ran faster than Bob Hayes! Armin Hary 10.00 Jim Hines 10.03 Bob Hayes 10.06 Fully Automatic Timed on cinder track. This isn't an opinion, these are the facts!

[@FramrodLiggins]

Some old geezer telling how he's been watching track and field since The Flintstones is NOT PROOF! Retrograde Armchair Analysis has not erased her speed, beauty or records.

[@FramrodLiggins]

There was an ABC documentary about her do I heard her voice throughout her career. It was alwsys s little gruff and low. I don't even have to say that she definitely did not take steroids... All I have to say is that there is definitely no proof that she ever did and her records still stand. All else is conjecture and speculation. Sometimes in life that special one comes along. I choose to just enjoy it.

[@hiltonbailey9671]

It is there to see that her running mechanics is the key to her success.

[@jobjunior1488]

I love this lady and I am so grateful for what she did for my confidence

[@Allhoney33]

Evelyn Ashford will always be my girl and in my mind is the true champ. I remember watching this on TV and thought...hmmm.....weird. What woman runs that fast. Some years later Marion Jones comes close but admitted to juicing.

[@MikeB_SoXtraa]

Marion got slower after Juicing..

[@jamesstuart1823]

Lame comment UN2US

[@Allhoney33]

Don't fight. Just agree to disagree. We all have our opinion on Flo and that's fine. Some believe she was clean and some like myself believe she was juicing but that's ok. No need to hit below the belt.

[@aliciagarvey]

Lizzie Beth drug mule

[@Ryno69ification]

Talk about a strong 70-100m!!

[@2000coco]

Beautiful runner ! Her talent surpassed all💝💝💐💐💯💯Gone way too soon😍😍😥💐💐

[@hazelc8869]

My teacher has met you before she said

[@larrychristensen8253]

Oh wake up everybody. The year before she set her records she was nothing. A year later she breaks the world record by a 1/2 a second in the 100 m. She was so full of steroids ! I hope all those records and those gold medals were worth it to her and her family, because it cost refers life.

[@PaulinaOrnedo]

Fantastic performance so beautiful ❤❤❤❤

[@jrandall4020]

still holds 100 and 200 world record 30 years later. unheard of in track

[@marknorris1381]

There are others from the same era, look at the women's 400 & 800 world records. Should all be viewed with reservation.

[@adam872]

@@marknorris1381 yep, all the women's records from 100 through 800 IMHO should have asterisks next to them.

[@mikevanriel7573]

@@marknorris1381 What about the Soviet Union world record in the 4x400 relay? That records still stands today.

[@marknorris1381]

@@mikevanriel7573 100% correct. I just had a look at it, set in 1988. Another asterisk record, as Adam says above.

[@mikevanriel7573]

@@marknorris1381 ,Until 2012, East Germany held the world record in the women’s 4x100 relay set in 1985.

[@hdp8889]

😳😳😳wow i was 3years old this year i wish i was older so i could have witnessed her running i love her❤ R.I.P beautiful lady....all class

[@mockingbird4486]

Mr.Joyner,and Family, I still miss Flo Jo,to this day. Long Live Her legacy.

[@CaliDreams1]

The allegations of drug use were never proven. The ones who said that she had used drugs had done so because she had more muscle mass then before and her times improved. These changes were do to a change in her diet and workout regimen. When they tested her in 1988 there was nothing in her system.

[@gunlap3397]

However, she underwent such a dramatic change in physique In just a matter of 1 year. Although it has never been proven, its obvious to many people that she had to of been involved with the use of drugs

[@ansmerek]

Hundreds of US athletes (and probably thousands internationally) failed their drugs tests in these Olympics. Many failed in Beijing '08 and London '12. If anyone thinks ANY of these athletes are clean they really need to get with Reality. The big stars have been allowed to get away with it to keep the sport alive

[@borood1188]

Her trainer Darrell Robinson confessed that he supplied her with steroids during training for her '88 season.

[@viz1]

Direct us to a reliable source. That's bullshit he has never said that.

[@ansmerek]

He did confess to it. Carl Lewis has also admit he failed all his drug tests. Lewis said he was only one of hundreds of US athletes who failed drugs tests and was allowed to compete anyways

[@richcrosby4893]

both races she is smiling at the finish, best running form I ever seen

[@vintagecopycat]

FloJo gained confidence she was always great but 1988 you can tell she began to own it! Everyone had his/her time and 1988 was her year! God Bless her RIHeaven Flo ❤

[@mockingbird4486]

Her Undying Memory, Will Always Burn,in My Heart. Long Live Florence Griffith Joyner....Flo Jo!!

[@ShunyamNiketana]

Close races for 2nd and 4th in the 100m! Florence isn't as muscle bound or bulky as many of today's sprinters, but those thighs...

[@LimKaamen]

+Andrew C. Her voice was another story though.

[@BlueHopi144]

+Lim Kaamen lolllllll

[@teevee7678]

Lim Kaamen what u tryna say

[@lordoffrog2354]

lovethat her voice deepened

[@SodaPopinksi]

She is built like a race horse, women today aren't built like her, and if they are, check her doping.

[@Best-qu5np]

A perfect pure awesome athlete !!! We will never see another one like her !!!

[@tkso.philly-7868]

Still hurts me to the heart to think that of that Beautiful talented woman-R.I.P. Sister ❣️

[@robertyoung2793]

She is the Fastest, will always remember her like that,...

[@rosanafernandes3018]

Florence Griffiths, a primeira dama do atletismo. Eterna em nossos corações.

[@diegobrasil801]

Muito esteróide

[@hellspells74]

Your beautiful smile won't be forgotten. Rip and fly forever ❤️

[@shepherdsitenta5717]

Sprinting immortality!❤️

[@bcornbally8424]

Beauty, power, speed

[@BDQ1975]

IMO, Flo-Jo clocking of 10.62 is the legitimate world record in the women's 100m, that she ran in the quarters-finals at Seoul. The 10.49, I believe was wind-assisted in July 1988 and the wind reading malfunction during her race. I remember when the ran other events that day including the Men's 100m at the US Trials, Carl Lewis ran 9.78 but it was well over the wind allowable at 5.0m/s+. That race was shortly after Flo-Jo's clocking for 10.49. There was no reading on the wind gauge on that race and by default it shouldn't have been allowed as the world record. If that's the case then Mark Lewis-Francis should be given the World Junior 100m World Record for clocking 9.97 at the 2001 World Championships. The wind gauge malfunction and was giving crazy reading on the wind that afternoon. I remember the wind gauge clock Maurice Greene running into a head wind of -5.2 meters/s and ran an incredible 9.88 and easing up at 80 meters.

[@mteevaay]

I don't think it's possible for a Woman to run 10.49 FLAT. There was obviously wind on the day she raced, her BIB for goodness sakes was flapping. I really believe that 10.62 is the Real Record, if not, then 10.64 by Jeter.

[@luluisonfire274]

So beautiful and strong ♥️♥️♥️ someone give this woman a speeding ticket!!

[@sharpgirlsSerious]

A Thing of Beauty ! Poetry in Motion. !

[@Darlene528]

Awesome just awesome 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 we miss you! ❤️💐

[@LuminaNinetales]

She feels like wonder woman

[@michaelmorgan5677]

You cant be that naive she was doping

[@LuminaNinetales]

@@michaelmorgan5677 She was not, doing sports to an unhealthy amount + genetic prédispositions does produce more and more testosterone in the female body (to the point you can be sterile). She looks normal to me, drugs would have affected her way more, because they are taken to unnatural amounts.

[@Marijke10111]

She was a remarkable athlete with talent of world class!

[@SakshiSingh-hc8qq]

The background music kills the whole vibe!

[@randysandberg5615]

She was the most dominant sprinter EVER.

[@mysteriousdoge1298]

She was dominant only for one year....are you high?

[@randysandberg5615]

You're right, but her record has stood the test of time.

[@lsrocha3296]

Absolutely phenomenal athlete! The Power, the seemingly effortless stride, the sheer elegance, the beauty! Simply the greatest of all time. And to think that had she pushed even harder at the last 10-15m at both events, instead of relaxing her stride as she did, Her records could have been even more unreachable. They may one day both be beaten, but she will remain, in my view, the GREATEST!

[@lamoyadoeman]

drugged

[@annetteelliott1494]

wow! What a race, what an athlete she was.....can't believe she died so young.

[@auttapornsaisuwan4566]

The best of famele runner at all time.

[@Michael-cz6ob]

Under very suspicious circumstances.

[@deefsyah3540]

Nobody else can break, best Flo Jo record in 100 m and 200 m, until now.

[@Skoshi33]

I rember seeing her run in the 200M in Rome the year before and she got dusted in a time much slower than this. Whatever she did, legally or illegally, she improved like a half a second....Unbelievable....

[@joeortiz7715]

Skoshi33 She got dusted by a heavily doped East German.