surra-de-bunda:Fastest Woman of All Time“A decade after her shattering achievements in track and fie
surra-de-bunda:Fastest Woman of All Time“A decade after her shattering achievements in track and field, Griffith Joyner’s sprint records still stand, and many feel they will carry into the next century. Known by the abbreviation “FloJo” – even her name was fast – she set the world record for 100 meters at 10.49 seconds at the 1988 Olympic trials in Indianapolis, then established the mark of 21.34 seconds in winning the 200 meters at the 1988 Summer Games in Seoul, South Korea, where Griffith Joyner also won gold in the 100 meters and the 4x100-meter relay. She also took a silver medal in the 4x400-meter relay. Not only did Griffith Joyner run considerably faster than any woman before her or since, she displayed a spectacular flashiness in the way she ran, dressing in one-legged spandex bodysuits and wearing six-inch-long, elaborately decorated fingernails…” (NY TIMES, 1998) -- source link