Florence Griffith Joyner was barely a child when she started racing. She was born in Los Angeles and was the seventh of ...

Florence Griffith Joyner was born in Los Angeles. Born to Robert and Florence Griffith, Flojo was the 7th of the 11 children ...

The nickname "Flo-Jo" has come to denote blazing speed, grace, flair and awesome talent. "Flo-Jo" is, of course, Florence Griffith Joyner, who was to the 1988 Olympic games what Wilma Rudolph was to ...

If you don’t recognise the name Florence Griffith–Joyner, you’re not alone. “Remind me who this is?” read one comment on Instagram. “I don’t get it,” wrote another user.