I’m Jamaican and I came to watch the woman whom record every one is still trying to beat. She is absolutely beautiful 🤩 and fast as hell. Just beautiful.
FloJo d legend in women's sprinting. 2 world records one each in 100m & 200m done in a single Olympic season in 1988. 35 yrs now in 2023 and still no one has beaten her world records. What a legend. ❤ from 🇵🇭
While I believe Flo Jo was taking something to enhance performance, I believe others were, too. If one person is able to fool the tests, others are too. For those who say she went from average to best in the world too quickly to be drug free, isn't it possible that her training and being a late bloomer could have accounted for that if everything else was level across the board? Ya have to admit something doesn't add up. The fact that her time still stands 35 years later, to me, means she really was that great. Shoes, diet, training, clothing, etc have all been advanced amazingly since 1988. Even new ways of concealing substance use have advanced significantly...yet Flo Jo's times stand. Any way you slice it, she was absolutely incredible. I'm privileged to have watched those Olympics as a 21 year old. I'll never forget it. RIP, Florence Griffith Joyner.
Every person believe it or not has a different fingerprint even identical twins.Isn't that amazing.Why is it always that someone has to be doing something illegal for them to exceed the perceived norm when they accomplish great feats.Are we to believe that whenever something is done for the first time that the person who does it is on drugs or something that no one else has access to?Flo Jo was just one in a trillion.
@@douglasdawe7142 A statement from FloJo and her husband, Al Joyner: “I know exactly what people say about me,” she said. "And that's just not true." I don't need to use drugs. If they want, they can come for testing every week of the year. I have nothing to hide." Her husband says all the talk boils down to jealousy. He said his wife's astonishing gains are the result of being "trained as a man." He added: “We bought a $150 leg exerciser and she did leg rolls every night. Over 20 pounds every night to add strength to your legs. She worked 12 hours a day.” Only those who have nothing to hide say so. Do 12 hours of leg training a day for months and you'll set the world record "Florence Griffith-Joyner, Tellez and Bob Kersee denied the allegations, but Florence Griffith-Joyner did not pursue legal action. The accuser questioned Robinson's motives, as he received $50,000 for an interview with Stern and $10,000 for an appearance on NBC's Today show . to discuss the matter." Darell Robinson was a frustrated personality with a hint of jealousy, a slight desire for revenge, because he himself could not succeed. Materiality played an additional role in his motivation. He is a completely untrustworthy person with empty words and zero evidence. FloJo's death was caused by an epileptic seizure due to a congenital brain disorder, sadly drowned RIP❤ 😢😢❤
Completely true. They are desperately changing everything just to get this record broken. All of the women running today look like body builders. Sure they're clean. The fact that her times still stand up with the shoes that subtract almost .4 off of the times in the 100m do lead to your conclusion. She was that great.
@@petermartin5395 fraser pryce is a top 100m runner but was never one of the best 200m runners, this race is 200m and nobody has got close to flo-jos time
@@neilgunns8391 I have no time for you, you're an American and a Floridian at that. Odious people in my opinion. What historical books do you want banned, Yankee? FREE ALL THE OPPRESSED PEOPLES OF THE WORLD 🍉💯
You probably voted for Biden huh? She never tested positive even after her death in autopsy no evidence of any prior use. You don’t think her running had anything to do with her style and training? 5000 sit-ups a day , can you do that? Boy howdy you got to get off the koolaid and get back to reality 🤦♂️
Because she is legendary and did this just 1 hour 40mins after running a 21.56 200. She pulled up and started smiling with her hands in the air and could have easily ran faster@clarkerenae9628
so sad she's gone, forgotten about this completely..she was so amazing & so beautiful as well. & nice to see her husband pick her up for a victory twirl on the track..RIP flojo you are sadly missed, even now.
I only just discovered this woman today, and she was chosen by God. Her persona is so focused and simple, she has the strongest most calm and peaceful nerves i have ever seen a human have, and she is dedicating her win to the highest above her. She has the caliber of a biblical legend. From the minute i saw her i immediately felt a mysterious attraction to her even before knowing of her achievements.
@@micahyanik2514 no doubt, her progression over her career doesn’t support an insane drop in her times. She was very smart to exit the sport after smashing the sprint records
@@humanstation8193 You're an unintelligent person, prove it then or shut up forever. She was a perfect art running, you have seen her body mechanic while running? You're an idiot.
Shed still be here if she hadnt cheated and used a tonne of illegal steroids...she was full.of stanalazanol, diabonol, decadurabolin EVERYTHING....female athletics biggest EVER cheat
@@joggyjames nowadays the chance of doping and not getting caught are practically zero. But if you wanna run the narrative with this question feel free
@@jldp24 I'm kinda new to this conversation, did Florence Griffin Joyner ever tested positive for steroids? And why did Lance Armstrong get away with it so long? I loved Flo-Jo, but her heroics in a single Olympic does appears suspect, but I loved her anyway. We all cheated and sin in some kind of way or another.
@@characterunderconstruction5891 No, never tested positive to any banned substance during her life and I would surmise that no samples of her urine or blood survived to be tested in later years. This makes it impossible to prove whether or not she doped. Armstrong was accused of doping during his first Tour de France win by Christophe Bassons - a member of the Festina team and known by his teammates as the only clean rider among them - of doping. Armstrong was found to have traces of Cortisone in his system at the time but the team doctor back dated a prescription for medication containing this substance. Years later Armstrong's frozen samples from 1999 onwards were tested using new methods and found to contain EPO. The truth was out. It should be noted that cycling was rotten to the core and the dirtiest of sports at this time and until Armstrong was unveiled as a cheat. Nearly every rider was doping. Cheating isn't sinning. It deprives the world of true champions and excellence in sport and makes us question and therefore tarnishes the achievements of those who are not cheats.
@@jldp24 no proof of that whatsoever. You cannot convict anybody without incontrovertible evidence. You're either scared stiff or jealous of her achievements or you're simply a coward.
I only wish sports were not tainted by PEDs so much during that time. Testing wasn't to good and the truth came out later but no one wants to believe it. To bad for athletes today running clean trying to set a real record.
@@KrustyKlownA statement from FloJo and her husband, Al Joyner: “I know exactly what people say about me,” she said. "And that's just not true." I don't need to use drugs. If they want, they can come for testing every week of the year. I have nothing to hide." Her husband says all the talk boils down to jealousy. He said his wife's astonishing gains are the result of being "trained as a man." He added: “We bought a $150 leg exerciser and she did leg rolls every night. Over 20 pounds every night to add strength to your legs. She worked 12 hours a day.” Only those who have nothing to hide say so. Do 12 hours of leg training a day for months and you'll set the world record "Florence Griffith-Joyner, Tellez and Bob Kersee denied the allegations, but Florence Griffith-Joyner did not pursue legal action. The accuser questioned Robinson's motives, as he received $50,000 for an interview with Stern and $10,000 for an appearance on NBC's Today show . to discuss the matter." Darell Robinson was a frustrated personality with a hint of jealousy, a slight desire for revenge, because he himself could not succeed. Materiality played an additional role in his motivation. He is a completely untrustworthy person with empty words and zero evidence. FloJo's death was caused by an epileptic seizure due to a congenital brain disorder, sadly drowned RIP❤
She is so beautiful. I can see this again and again. And never move on since the day she wins the gold. Still and forever the legend, my idol Flo Jo. Rest in Peace.
i love you flo jo... when I coached track and took my young girls to sunkist meet in LA she made time to talk to them and signed autographs.....all class, down to earth..beautiful spirit...rest in eternal peace
She was my Shero! I had posters of her on my wall in high school and my inspiration when I ran track in the 80s. I was and still devastated by her passing. Forever missed, gone to soon, my lady Flo-Jo running with the Heavenly Angels as I type this. ❤🙏🏾
@The Mon Agreed, but I wouldn't want to hang from a rope until then. It's getting on 35 years, during which time lots of people have pushed athletic boundaries but this one is still off on its own.
@@alert45 and when did she test positive? And which drug was this? What purpose do drug tests serve if U don't believe in the results. Have U looked at her body mechanics? She had a foot strike of .07sec, a stride of 7' 10" and at a height of 5' 7"! If U want to get an idea of how long that is mark out consecutive strides on a track, warm up, then run Tru ur marks and c how U do. Coaches today try to teach their athletes how to relax whilst running in competition. One can c that she was visualizing the race whilst standing at the blocks! Flojo epitomized hard work and dedication and well-planned training of great talent!! Flo Jo n her husband Al appeared a.loving n well-matched couple. Those unkind and slanderous remarks must truly have hurt.
I have loved everything about her since 1988 when I watched my first Olympics. One of a kind. There will never be another beauty or talent quite like this one💚
When you watch FloJo run, there is something *mechanically* different about how she runs, particularly when she is moving at high speed. This technique, I believe, is a large part of why she is quicker than other athletes.
I completely agree! Her legs barely make contact with the track before she raises them again for her next stride. Her technique is so flawless and beautiful to watch. No action is wasted. Never seen another athlete like that. Which is why her record has stood the test of time!
She was definitely "stronger" head to toe for her body size. More control. She was doing a "reach" technique which was being coached at the time. Now days they do "active recovery" which has proven to be faster. So basically with today's knowledge she could challenge 21.0 in the 200m and 10.3's in the 100m.
Look at her knees... please look at her knees.... And also remember during this time... there was a male that was running a very similar style.. where it appeared as if they're excelerating through the entire race...Carl Lewis ran this way..
Thats absolutely correct and when she was engaged to Al Joyner, I met them in London and Al Joyner said he was looking at how Flo-jo's running style and was making mechanical changes to the way she ran as the weakest part of her race prior to 1988 was the last 40 meters so it was about building her strength, (the strength would ensure control & relaxation) and adopting a 'Bouncing' stance rather than trying too hard to create speed, which was how she ran prior to meeting Al Joyner. It all came together nicely with Flo-jo gaining that technique in control & Relaxation.
@@roydixon1762 She never went to jail, she never tested positive on any drug test, simply the fastest woman ever lived, not the best, her worlds records say everything, she retired because she started her own business.
@@rusbenreyes5695 just to retrieve what I said my humble apologies terrible mistake and I fall on my sword Marion Jones what a fool I am will you accept my humble apologies??
love her. She was all woman. Always looked so good even in competition. Her make up was on point. I think she started the trend for female track n field athletes to wear make up and looking glam.
@@sufundasamuels2313 the current black female track athletes are looking like hoes at the truck stops: wigs, nails, garish make up, tits, asses all for show.....snatched!
Omg even looking at this today almost brings tears to my eyes. Always a track & field fan she is my FAVORITE..I mean effortless...just beautiful...I loved her.
I remember watching this on television. I can’t believe the announcers weren’t screaming at the tops of their lungs about what they were witness to. When her form is mentioned concerning her arm swing never changes, the fact her shoulders are on the same plane and have no bounce at all shows why her arms and stride never change. Her form is still trying to be emulated. Simply the smoothest stride ever. 2022 and her times still stand.
Great job by the announcer, Charlie Jones. As her husband Al Joyner raced out to Flo-Jo, he just let the moment speak for itself. He stayed silent for almost 40 seconds. That would be unheard of today ( 2021 ) with the way announcers always want their call and descriptions to be part of the moment.
That's an interesting perspective. I thought the commentators were doing a terrible job of not celebrating the extraordinary moment enough. It really was an amazing moment in the history of humanity... If it was in fact a legit time.
She never failed a drug test. So that evidence says she's not a drug cheat. The governing bodies feel the same way evidently because her name is still in the record books. They have no problem stripping people of the records and medals if PROVEN to be drug cheats. Suspiciously fast times I'll admit, but can anyone make accusations against Flo Jo without making the same accusations against the Russian and German girls she was running against? Here's something else suspicious, you never see the German or Russian girls in these finals anymore since the more stringent drug testing began. What, suddenly they're not fast anymore? They once held all the individual and relay records. American sprinters are always there, have been, consistently since the 60s. I grew up with black people, went to racially mixed schools. During gym, they were consistently the fastest even as children. It didn't matter what the activity, the black children were naturally faster. That's not a boast or an embellishment, it's simply the truth. This is something black people are aware of, whites people are too. Evelyn Ashford, who is my fave sprinter, (not faster) but just as fast as Flo Jo. She tied one of Flo Jo's records before Flo Jo reclaimed it, in this very event. Yet no one accuses her of doping, nor should they. She's just fast...The Kenyans and Ethiopians routinely set amazing distance records, no one accuses them of doping because a look at their body types belies any such notion. They are just fast. (distance).. Michael Phelps, the world greatest swimmer. Medal after medal, record after record. It's just accepted that he did it clean. So suspicious or not, there's no evidence that he cheated. Should it be leveled against him that he did? In my mind, NO! There is no evidence that he did. There is no credible evident Flo Jo did. Only suspicion! If ever PROVEN she cheated, I'll be the first to denounce.
I remember watching this live on my tv, I feel this was the greatest performance by a woman and I would put it up there with Bolts. Flo Jo was gorgeous and beautiful all at once.RIP you beautiful doll
GOAT She was so great even if someone breaks her time they won't touch her brilliance. The scenes before the start of the race she is so composed and calm. Clapping for the other runners she was appreciating the moment. In a very humble way she knew she was going to win, she knew she was the best, she knew she had trained the hardest.
I watched Flo Jo at the Seoul Olympics running live in the 100 and 200. Flo Jo was untouchable. Beautiful technique, so much power, strength and poise. The best ever. No one has got even close to the times she ran.
I’m still watching the old track and field video’s in 2021! Watching Flo Jo, Evelyn Ashford, & Gail Devers they are truly the best that ever did it! The Greatest of all times then & now!! The G.O.A.T.S‼️🏃🏽♀️🏃🏽♀️🏃🏽♀️ Continue to Rest in Paradise Queen 👑 Flo Jo🕊🦋❤️🌟…. You are forever missed.💔🥲
Once in a while a Bolt or Florence Griffith-Joyner comes along.The greatest male and female sprinters of all time.100 metres seems like 50 metres when they are competing.
@@popeyedish It's a moral issue: Flo Jo achieved her results through hard training. She didn't need doping. That's the point here. She changed coaches, she and her husband developed new training methods, which brought the long-awaited success, in addition to the work put in. A statement from FloJo and her husband, Al Joyner: “I know exactly what people say about me,” she said. "And that's just not true." I don't need to use drugs. If they want, they can come for testing every week of the year. I have nothing to hide." Her husband says all the talk boils down to jealousy. He said his wife's astonishing gains are the result of being "trained as a man." He added: “We bought a $150 leg exerciser and she did leg rolls every night. Over 20 pounds every night to add strength to your legs. She worked 12 hours a day.” Only those who have nothing to hide say so. Do 12 hours of leg training a day for months and you'll set the world record. Period. There are interviews with her from 1984 where her voice is exactly the same. She always had a deep voice.Her voice is also deep in the training video made in 1994, even though she hasn't competed in years. FloJo's death was caused by an epileptic seizure due to a congenital brain disorder, sadly drowned RIP. Florence Griffith Joyner retires from the field On February 22, 1989, five months after the Seoul Olympic Games, Griffith Joyner announced her retirement from track and field. When discussing her retirement with Liguori, Griffith Joyner said: "I retired in 1989 because I could no longer train at 100%, the way I used to train. If I can't give it my all, I don't want to give it at all." Griffith Joyner moved on with her life. She became a mother, pursued fashion design and continued to combine sports and style. She even designed the 1990 NBA uniforms for the Indiana Pacers. After the death of Florence Griffith Joyner, doping allegations against her intensified. Many believed that illegal performance enhancers may have contributed to her death. However, after the autopsy, Dr. Richard Fukumoto, forensic medicine expert, clearly stated that no changes caused by steroids or other doping agents could be detected in her body. "This report allows Florence Griffith Joyner to rest in peace," said Primo Nebiolo, then president of the International Association of Athletics Federations. “Her family has had to endure incredible media attacks, many trying to undermine her legacy without any real evidence. This campaign harmed the entire sport and the anti-doping campaign. I expect more responsible behavior from media representatives in the future. I hope that after this, many members of the athletic world will assure the family of their love and sympathy." The 100m and 200m world record holder is FloJo, these are the facts. Facts are stubborn things. "FloJo was juicing". These are just assumptions. The truth is, no one has ever proven these allegations. So FloJo's world records are and will remain official. I don't see anyone who can topple them. FloJo achieved her results with the perfect harmony of body, soul and spirit. Everyone is presumed innocent until proven guilty. Florence Griffith Joyner's style and speed brought her international fame, but her Olympic performance was clouded by skepticism. A year after the Games, in 1989, a former American athlete named Darrell Robinson told a European magazine that Griffith Joyner had given her money to buy growth hormones. Griffith Joyner denied the allegations, telling the New York Times, "It's all made up lies about drugs. I'd be crazy to do drugs." In 1998, sports commentator John Feinstein said on NPR's Morning Edition, "The rumors were in Seoul in 1988, and I think the first thing to note is that he never tested positive," he said. "But she became a star late. She was 28 at the time... These rumors will always be there and she's been asked about them throughout her career, which she's always denied." The International Olympic Committee's medical board says it conducted rigorous drug testing on Griffith Joyner during the 1988 Olympics - and it always came back negative. Griffith Joyner spoke to journalist Ann Liguori about the allegations in 1991: "I knew I had never taken drugs, so I didn't let it bother me when people said that. I knew it was something that was in the news," she said. "People were looking for personal things to point at the athletes. Try not to buy it and just focus on what needs to be done and move on." I know it's hard to accept the fact that FloJo is the best in the world, pure. No one has ever proven that it is muddy. That being said, I understand that you are suffering and trying to smear FloJo's memory, but that only qualifies you. Your baseless accusations are just trying to reassure me, I am calm because I know the truth about FloJo's purity. So you can say anything until you prove that your words are empty. . She is the only woman to hold 2 athletics world records for more than 35 years. I'm sorry you can't understand that there are people in our world who can create admirable acts without any doping.
She isn't even close. She had one great year and basically nothing the rest of her career. One silver at a boycotted nothing Olympics, and one world silver in one event one other year, that is it. Doped up to the eyeballs for one dream year then quickly retired before she failed a drug test.
@@corymajor7811 Sorry, it's just a fact, she is GOAT officially. She was consistently much faster than everyone else in her prime. Her records still stand today. As for drugs, there is zero proof and other women who did actually take drugs couldn't come close to her times. Stop spreading fake news.
I remember these olympics, and Florence in particular, USA was always winning medals, that was no news, but she was something else entirely, I still remember a reporter saying "it almost looks like she can switch gears, look, acceleration, 5th, and everyone else is left behind!" RIP, Florence, gone too soon
Flo-Jo was unequivocally the best EVER! She had a crazy combination of beauty, grace and elegance!!! She was absofreakinlutely exhilarating and breathtaking to watch, her stride was picture perfect, she glided like a Gazelle on the track! Nobody did it, or does it better!!!!!
@@patlambert7197 So True, generally speaking 👍🏾 But the journey is not over and no one can tell the future so let’s wait and see what’s in store in the future; near or distant 🙏🏾❤️
As awesome as she was watching her live on TV and now on these videos, its equally heartbreaking knowing that this beautiful woman is gone from us and at such an early age. #FLOJO #RIH
she is so high up off the ground when she runs, you only realize she is not that tall when she is standing. An amazing athlete, her character impresses me just as much.
She had everything to be the best sprinter of all time, she was so beautiful and original and she still the best sprinter of all time. Rest In Peace Flo-Jo we miss you. Why you gone too soon? why? 😢😢
Two ckeeks of the same cheating ass. Partners in the biggget crime perpetrated on T&F. The Milli Vanili of T&F. There is sufficient circumstantial evidence to conclude that Flo Jo's transition from average sprinter to super sprinter, between seasons was aided by performance enhancing drugs. There is a reason why such a celebrated female athlete is never mentioned. There isn't a significant track meet named in her honor. Why? Given the fact that her husband and coach is assocaited with the fastest woman ever. Both male and female athletes would be lining up for the services. But he is MIA. A book detailing Flo Jo's rise to the fastest woman in the world. Would have been a must read for all T&F athletes and her fans. But none was ever written and none will be. She paid the ultimate price for her deception. Those who fail to recognize that Flo Jo was a dirty athlete are devoid of the capacity for critical thinking border on dumb..
The odd thing about this race is that Joyner the year earlier at the world championships. Only ran 21.96 and finished second.A year later she ran 21.34, improving her by .62s.Which is a incredible improvement, especially for a athlete who has been running for years. No one questioned it, or atleast NBC didn't say a world.They Don't care how the US athlete's win, as long as they win.
She's a black American she's not just a US athlete so yeah black Americans being the best athletes of all times can do things that you guys can't do especially if you're the goat
@@lynchdavid2194...😂😂😂 After her death in 1998, Prince Alexandre de Merode, chairman of the International Olympic Committee's medical commission, claimed that Griffith Joyner was singled out for extra, rigorous drug testing during the 1988 Olympic Games following 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.[57] The World Anti-Doping Agency was created in the 1990s, removing control of drug testing from the IOC and De Merode. De Merode later stated: "We performed all possible and imaginable analyses on her. We never found anything. There should not be the slightest suspicion."[47]
Elaine thompson. 23.09 pb to 21.66 pb in 5 months. Drugs or not we don't know. The layman always convicts people without evidence. Thats why he is the layman.
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❤
@@ppuh6tfrz646 no, they don't. How many girls after her has used them, and no one has ever break her records.... 2+2=4 Girls using steroids and hormones, can't beat her records. no substance can make you run like that. besides she was tested 11 times before theolimpics and she was clean.
@@stephenspencer89 Apparently you don't know much about the appearances of women; so you should keep your inexperience to yourself and no one would know. Read some of the comment around you see so many about her beauty. Experienced Men know about women with hairy features. Sad, very sad...
@@neilnelmar8007 have a look at how she ran their are videos on TH-cam it's perfect symmetry plus genetics plus fitness the woman was born to sprint give over with the bullshit I've watched all the videos over the years she was tested before and after each event including her world record !people just can't understand she was 30 years ahead of everyone else as her Olympic record just went yesterday by 1 100th of a second. same as Usain bolt his records won't be beat for a long time
@@neilnelmar8007 the training that she started for the 1988 Olympics was called futuristic Nd employed ploymetrics Nd functional strength Nd endurance training years ahead of its time so no she wasn't perfect before that but she was smart enough to listen to her husband who was also an athlete Nd it turned her into a running machine no steroids as she was the most tested athlete that year Nd she was clean !
Long Live The Queen Florence Griffith Joyner Forever!!! Greatest I've ever seen in my lifetime!!! Youngsters go back in time and see the Greatest and understand today what we're talking about!!!
Flo Jo was simply Amazing and the best I've ever seen run. She was quick out the blocks fast when she got to full form and had the endurance to maintain top speed. Train smart run fast and those quarter repeats helped her a great deal. RIP Queen of Track and Field, gone but never forgotten.🙏🏽👍🏽❤️
LANCE ARMSTRONG WAS TESTED PROBABLY 100 TIMES MORE THAT FLOJO. Testing clean at events doesn't mean shit. Look at her in 1987 listen to her in 1988.....that is NOT NATURAL. And, conveniently, she immediately retired.....she made a deal with the athletic federations to go away quietly. NOBODY in the sport believes she was clean, she was no better than the East Germans. Wait, let me guess---you think OJ was innocent and Michael Jackson never touched little boys too, right? LOL
Phenomenal talent Ms FloJo! Thanks for clapping for our “Bronze Queen”, Ms Merlene Ottey. Happy there’s still video of these races because l was a child when they were running, so l hadn’t seen these before 🙂
Marlene was a force to be reckoned with!! Flo Jo always showed grace and humble spirit. I hate to see the “ mess” that went on this year . You are our Sisters . No matter what country we represent.
I can never have enough of her Flo Jo the sculpted beauty what an awesome physique so perfect i remember watching her run in the Olympics i was spellbound wow look at this woman how can one ever forget her my fav 🥰🥰❤️❤️👍👍
She was spectacular and completely thrilling to behold. I remember her and her wins vividly. She turned women's athletics on it's head, raised the bar in her events and garnered the world's attention. A true inspiration.
She certainly turned female athletics on its head...NO female before or since has abused steroids so much so that just to cheat to win a medal she threw her life away....where is she ??... dead....from a steroid induced heart attack ....work it out.
FloJo DID switch gears as she ran. She had a engine! in her. Flojo ALWAYS KNEW HOW TO TURN IT TO THE HIGHEST GEAR TO WIN!! Wooooooooooooweeeeeeeeee👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
@@eddy19610 But where is the proof, for that statement to hold water you need facts. Firstly she’s dead and can’t defend herself, secondly where is the evidence. It’s easy to make a statement but in a court of law you need evidence and whitenesses . Also in the 33 years since she made those records any top female sprinter could have taken performance enhancing drugs to beat those records, but nobody has come close . I say innocent until proven guilty…….
What is wrong with people?! Flo-Jo did not cheat she was the greatest sprinter ever. Flo-Jo was forever being tested for drug use/performance enhancing drugs all these tests were negative, do the research; so stop disrespecting this woman and her talent. RIP
LANCE ARMSTRONG WAS TESTED PROBABLY 100 TIMES MORE THAT FLOJO. Testing clean at events doesn't mean shit. Look at her in 1987 listen to her in 1988.....that is NOT NATURAL. And, conveniently, she immediately retired.....she made a deal with the athletic federations to go away quietly. NOBODY in the sport believes she was clean, she was no better than the East Germans. Wait, let me guess---you think OJ was innocent and Michael Jackson never touched little boys too, right? LOL
@Nomad She certainly was very good at passing drug tests, although it should be noted she retired before drug testing became mandatory in 1989. In fact she's probably the world's greatest drug cheat.
@@stevestarr9769 Lance Armstrong was not doing steroids. Distance athletes use EPO which enhances the amount of oxygen in the blood. For years that was untraceable. Flo-Jo was tested for steroids more than any other athlete and her blood samples were tested after she died when the technology had improved. Testosterone is much easier to test than blood doping is. If you look at HOW she runs you can see that it was not a drug issue. She was not a powerful muscular runner. Her running is graceful and the form is breathtaking. Longer strides, faster turnover, absolutely stunning form.
I’m Jamaican and I came to watch the woman whom record every one is still trying to beat. She is absolutely beautiful 🤩 and fast as hell. Just beautiful.
Keep it in your pants on Marley
Yes she is. So absolutely sad of her passing 😢
And juiced to the gills
Beautiful? Her physique changed to a manly one in 12 months and she had a voice deeper than Barry White. And the world.knows why
@@cjcurtis8944 A lie is your comment.
FloJo d legend in women's sprinting. 2 world records one each in 100m & 200m done in a single Olympic season in 1988. 35 yrs now in 2023 and still no one has beaten her world records. What a legend. ❤ from 🇵🇭
She's a blatant cheat. Take a deeper look. Jeez .
While I believe Flo Jo was taking something to enhance performance, I believe others were, too. If one person is able to fool the tests, others are too. For those who say she went from average to best in the world too quickly to be drug free, isn't it possible that her training and being a late bloomer could have accounted for that if everything else was level across the board? Ya have to admit something doesn't add up. The fact that her time still stands 35 years later, to me, means she really was that great. Shoes, diet, training, clothing, etc have all been advanced amazingly since 1988. Even new ways of concealing substance use have advanced significantly...yet Flo Jo's times stand. Any way you slice it, she was absolutely incredible. I'm privileged to have watched those Olympics as a 21 year old. I'll never forget it. RIP, Florence Griffith Joyner.
Every person believe it or not has a different fingerprint even identical twins.Isn't that amazing.Why is it always that someone has to be doing something illegal for them to exceed the perceived norm when they accomplish great feats.Are we to believe that whenever something is done for the first time that the person who does it is on drugs or something that no one else has access to?Flo Jo was just one in a trillion.
@@douglasdawe7142
A statement from FloJo and her husband, Al Joyner:
“I know exactly what people say about me,” she said. "And that's just not true." I don't need to use drugs. If they want, they can come for testing every week of the year. I have nothing to hide." Her husband says all the talk boils down to jealousy. He said his wife's astonishing gains are the result of being "trained as a man." He added: “We bought a $150 leg exerciser and she did leg rolls every night. Over 20 pounds every night to add strength to your legs. She worked 12 hours a day.”
Only those who have nothing to hide say so.
Do 12 hours of leg training a day for months and you'll set the world record
"Florence Griffith-Joyner, Tellez and Bob Kersee denied the allegations, but Florence Griffith-Joyner did not pursue legal action. The accuser questioned Robinson's motives, as he received $50,000 for an interview with Stern and $10,000 for an appearance on NBC's Today show . to discuss the matter."
Darell Robinson was a frustrated personality with a hint of jealousy, a slight desire for revenge, because he himself could not succeed. Materiality played an additional role in his motivation. He is a completely untrustworthy person with empty words and zero evidence.
FloJo's death was caused by an epileptic seizure due to a congenital brain disorder, sadly drowned RIP❤
😢😢❤
She was the Olympic silver medalist in 1984. Same in 1987 at the worlds. How is that average? Seriously.
Completely true. They are desperately changing everything just to get this record broken. All of the women running today look like body builders. Sure they're clean. The fact that her times still stand up with the shoes that subtract almost .4 off of the times in the 100m do lead to your conclusion. She was that great.
Flojo is still the GOAT. You will never be forgotten
Nope Shelly-ann is the Goat Flo-jo is the world holder for Now until Shelly-ann Fraser Pryce or Elaine Thompson- Hera
@@petermartin5395 fraser pryce is a top 100m runner but was never one of the best 200m runners, this race is 200m and nobody has got close to flo-jos time
Can you imagine the times she'd run today with the lighweight spikes and modern track? 💯🚀
Sub 21 and 10.2
She’d be slower. Better drug testing
@@neilgunns8391 I have no time for you, you're an American and a Floridian at that. Odious people in my opinion.
What historical books do you want banned, Yankee?
FREE ALL THE OPPRESSED PEOPLES OF THE WORLD 🍉💯
@@neilgunns8391there's always one
You probably voted for Biden huh? She never tested positive even after her death in autopsy no evidence of any prior use. You don’t think her running had anything to do with her style and training? 5000 sit-ups a day , can you do that? Boy howdy you got to get off the koolaid and get back to reality 🤦♂️
No one could EVER be better than this beautiful athlete..... unbelievable 😀
Why thou?
Because she is legendary and did this just 1 hour 40mins after running a 21.56 200. She pulled up and started smiling with her hands in the air and could have easily ran faster@clarkerenae9628
Cheating scum more like.
so sad she's gone, forgotten about this completely..she was so amazing & so beautiful as well. & nice to see her husband pick her up for a victory twirl on the track..RIP flojo you are sadly missed, even now.
I only just discovered this woman today, and she was chosen by God. Her persona is so focused and simple, she has the strongest most calm and peaceful nerves i have ever seen a human have, and she is dedicating her win to the highest above her. She has the caliber of a biblical legend. From the minute i saw her i immediately felt a mysterious attraction to her even before knowing of her achievements.
Apparently not missed too much by you if you had forgotten about this completely....
Aww omg. I didn't know she died.. always knew about her as a kid, born '92. She was beautiful... I'm just on TH-cam n decided to search
@@tomconstance2391 don't get to pc about it..
I'm crying😭😭she was phenomenal...may she rest In peace
Beautiful, classy, and effortless. A very special woman.
Hardly! Flo Joe took steroids
@@micahyanik2514 no doubt, her progression over her career doesn’t support an insane drop in her times. She was very smart to exit the sport after smashing the sprint records
She, was a drug user, sad, but very true, Clembuterol
@@terrymacdad8742 where are you from?
@@remmah192 You are crazy. She exited the sport when she realized they were about to catch up on her for her uses of PEDs!
I just want to cry. She was amazing.
She was a cheat.
@@humanstation8193 si.......como le descubriron muchas cosas y la suspendieron 🤣🤣
@@humanstation8193
You're an unintelligent person, prove it then or shut up forever. She was a perfect art running, you have seen her body mechanic while running? You're an idiot.
Tears stream down my eyes whenever I watch this amazon of athletics. She was so unique, and left so soon. Adieu.
She left too soon, yeah, because all her organs were enlarged. One has to wonder why. I hope those medals were worth an early death.
Shed still be here if she hadnt cheated and used a tonne of illegal steroids...she was full.of stanalazanol, diabonol, decadurabolin EVERYTHING....female athletics biggest EVER cheat
Yes...I cry too
Well said. Agreed 100%
Drugs cheat, stop being a damn fool.
None can match Flo jo, ever. Never. She is the real GOAT. Forever and ever.
Shericka Jackson, Jamaica new, clean 200m WR 21.45. Elaine Thompson Herah new clean 100m WR 10.54
@@humanstation8193 clean?
@@joggyjames nowadays the chance of doping and not getting caught are practically zero. But if you wanna run the narrative with this question feel free
@@humanstation8193 clean 😂😂
@@humanstation8193 drug cheats are so far ahead of the drug testers even they say it
Flojo defines BEAUTY, SPEED, ELEGANCY, and LEGACY. Pura Vida.
Amd growth hormone
@@jldp24 I'm kinda new to this conversation, did Florence Griffin Joyner ever tested positive for steroids? And why did Lance Armstrong get away with it so long? I loved Flo-Jo, but her heroics in a single Olympic does appears suspect, but I loved her anyway.
We all cheated and sin in some kind of way or another.
@@characterunderconstruction5891
No, never tested positive to any banned substance during her life and I would surmise that no samples of her urine or blood survived to be tested in later years. This makes it impossible to prove whether or not she doped.
Armstrong was accused of doping during his first Tour de France win by Christophe Bassons - a member of the Festina team and known by his teammates as the only clean rider among them - of doping. Armstrong was found to have traces of Cortisone in his system at the time but the team doctor back dated a prescription for medication containing this substance. Years later Armstrong's frozen samples from 1999 onwards were tested using new methods and found to contain EPO. The truth was out.
It should be noted that cycling was rotten to the core and the dirtiest of sports at this time and until Armstrong was unveiled as a cheat. Nearly every rider was doping.
Cheating isn't sinning. It deprives the world of true champions and excellence in sport and makes us question and therefore tarnishes the achievements of those who are not cheats.
@@jldp24 no proof of that whatsoever. You cannot convict anybody without incontrovertible evidence. You're either scared stiff or jealous of her achievements or you're simply a coward.
@@jldp24 shut up
She is the wind, with a big smile, a great athlete and a true fighter, a poetry in motion
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Well said
It was TRULY AMAZING and a HONOR to watch FLO JO run during her time on that Track. She will forever be women's GOAT .
I only wish sports were not tainted by PEDs so much during that time. Testing wasn't to good and the truth came out later but no one wants to believe it. To bad for athletes today running clean trying to set a real record.
she was the world's greatest cheat .... so much filth in her bloodstream it dissolved her from within.
PEDs in Sports, make Fake GOATs.
@@KrustyKlownA statement from FloJo and her husband, Al Joyner:
“I know exactly what people say about me,” she said. "And that's just not true." I don't need to use drugs. If they want, they can come for testing every week of the year. I have nothing to hide." Her husband says all the talk boils down to jealousy. He said his wife's astonishing gains are the result of being "trained as a man." He added: “We bought a $150 leg exerciser and she did leg rolls every night. Over 20 pounds every night to add strength to your legs. She worked 12 hours a day.”
Only those who have nothing to hide say so.
Do 12 hours of leg training a day for months and you'll set the world record
"Florence Griffith-Joyner, Tellez and Bob Kersee denied the allegations, but Florence Griffith-Joyner did not pursue legal action. The accuser questioned Robinson's motives, as he received $50,000 for an interview with Stern and $10,000 for an appearance on NBC's Today show . to discuss the matter."
Darell Robinson was a frustrated personality with a hint of jealousy, a slight desire for revenge, because he himself could not succeed. Materiality played an additional role in his motivation. He is a completely untrustworthy person with empty words and zero evidence.
FloJo's death was caused by an epileptic seizure due to a congenital brain disorder, sadly drowned RIP❤
She was the BEST sprinter ever!! Rest in love Flojo❤️🙏
Drug user, sad but true, Clembuterol
Доказательств применения нет, но надгробная плита есть
@@17-votnomam А ко је проверавао америчке атлетичаре на допинг? Нико никад.
@@17-votnomamWhat???
@@hasanhusan6912Jealous???😊
She is so beautiful. I can see this again and again. And never move on since the day she wins the gold. Still and forever the legend, my idol Flo Jo. Rest in Peace.
She died. Could have been steroid use because her times were unbelievable.
@@brianhunte269 do you think she pissed acid?
@@maajkemii She pissed extremely hot but she was never caught!
@@brianhunte269 she was smart to retire just before the introduction of mandatory random drug testing
@@brianhunte269 Just won't give a Black woman credit.
i love you flo jo...
when I coached track and took my young girls to sunkist meet in LA
she made time to talk to them and signed autographs.....all class, down to earth..beautiful spirit...rest in eternal peace
Again and again I'm watching you run. Just love to watch how you run. R.I.P Flo Jo. Love you.
Dammmnn 🏃🏃🏃 I love how supportive her husband was, rest in peace Queen
She was my Shero! I had posters of her on my wall in high school and my inspiration when I ran track in the 80s. I was and still devastated by her passing. Forever missed, gone to soon, my lady Flo-Jo running with the Heavenly Angels as I type this. ❤🙏🏾
Still the best 100 meters and 200 meters female sprinter in the world. Rest in peace queen
No one will break it
@@darrylrussell7225 all records are broken sooner or later, this one is no different
@@-The-Mon The 10:49 is plenty different.
@@jfq7223 it will be broken at some point, so in that respect, it is no different
@The Mon Agreed, but I wouldn't want to hang from a rope until then. It's getting on 35 years, during which time lots of people have pushed athletic boundaries but this one is still off on its own.
Greatest sprinter, woman and mom ever lived👌👏✌️ rest in peace and your records still stands this day 😭😭😭
A massive drug cheat , pity
One hit wonder for one year.... 1988.
@@alert45 and when did she test positive? And which drug was this? What purpose do drug tests serve if U don't believe in the results. Have U looked at her body mechanics? She had a foot strike of .07sec, a stride of 7' 10" and at a height of 5' 7"! If U want to get an idea of how long that is mark out consecutive strides on a track, warm up, then run Tru ur marks and c how U do. Coaches today try to teach their athletes how to relax whilst running in competition. One can c that she was visualizing the race whilst standing at the blocks! Flojo epitomized hard work and dedication and well-planned training of great talent!! Flo Jo n her husband Al appeared a.loving n well-matched couple. Those unkind and slanderous remarks must truly have hurt.
@@devertonpasley4942 One year??? 34 years till now... 👀
@@alert45 when she was dead check her body no problem with no drug
I have loved everything about her since 1988 when I watched my first Olympics. One of a kind. There will never be another beauty or talent quite like this one💚
When you watch FloJo run, there is something *mechanically* different about how she runs, particularly when she is moving at high speed. This technique, I believe, is a large part of why she is quicker than other athletes.
I completely agree! Her legs barely make contact with the track before she raises them again for her next stride. Her technique is so flawless and beautiful to watch. No action is wasted. Never seen another athlete like that. Which is why her record has stood the test of time!
She was definitely "stronger" head to toe for her body size. More control. She was doing a "reach" technique which was being coached at the time. Now days they do "active recovery" which has proven to be faster. So basically with today's knowledge she could challenge 21.0 in the 200m and 10.3's in the 100m.
Look at her knees... please look at her knees....
And also remember during this time... there was a male that was running a very similar style.. where it appeared as if they're excelerating through the entire race...Carl Lewis ran this way..
She didn't have a 'drive phase' which is a similar technique used by everyone on the planet.
Thats absolutely correct and when she was engaged to Al Joyner, I met them in London and Al Joyner said he was looking at how Flo-jo's running style and was making mechanical changes to the way she ran as the weakest part of her race prior to 1988 was the last 40 meters so it was about building her strength, (the strength would ensure control & relaxation) and adopting a 'Bouncing' stance rather than trying too hard to create speed, which was how she ran prior to meeting Al Joyner. It all came together nicely with Flo-jo gaining that technique in control & Relaxation.
The most spectacular runner of all time Flo Jo, simply the best, RIP queen of the tracks
Correct me if I'm wrong but did she not go to jail for cheating
@@roydixon1762 She never went to jail, she never tested positive on any drug test, simply the fastest woman ever lived, not the best, her worlds records say everything, she retired because she started her own business.
@@rusbenreyes5695 thank you
My humble apologies and believe it is a humble apologies I got confused with two athletes it was Marion Jones will you accept my apologies
@@rusbenreyes5695 just to retrieve what I said my humble apologies terrible mistake and I fall on my sword Marion Jones what a fool I am will you accept my humble apologies??
love her. She was all woman. Always looked so good even in competition. Her make up was on point. I think she started the trend for female track n field athletes to wear make up and looking glam.
Yes, she started with the makeup, the track wear and the long nails....other women after her copied her style.
@@sufundasamuels2313 the current black female track athletes are looking like hoes at the truck stops: wigs, nails, garish make up, tits, asses all for show.....snatched!
Omg even looking at this today almost brings tears to my eyes. Always a track & field fan she is my FAVORITE..I mean effortless...just beautiful...I loved her.
I remember watching this on television. I can’t believe the announcers weren’t screaming at the tops of their lungs about what they were witness to. When her form is mentioned concerning her arm swing never changes, the fact her shoulders are on the same plane and have no bounce at all shows why her arms and stride never change. Her form is still trying to be emulated. Simply the smoothest stride ever. 2022 and her times still stand.
Now, they would be!
Still trying to figure out her technique!
Great job by the announcer, Charlie Jones. As her husband Al Joyner raced out to Flo-Jo, he just let the moment speak for itself. He stayed silent for almost 40 seconds. That would be unheard of today ( 2021 ) with the way announcers always want their call and descriptions to be part of the moment.
That's an interesting perspective. I thought the commentators were doing a terrible job of not celebrating the extraordinary moment enough. It really was an amazing moment in the history of humanity... If it was in fact a legit time.
Her grace and classiness ...just simply beautiful
SHES THE BEST EVER HANDS DOWN! BEAUTIFUL RUNNER. CANT GET ENOUGH OF HER!
Florence -Griffith Joyner all time best female track athlete..and a classic athlete..
Flo Jo was a combination of talent & beauty.
Beauty, grace, power, speed, flawless form, she's truly the greatest female sprinter of all time. May you rest in peace, Flo Jo.
JPGurgs Yes, indeed. She was quite a woman. Glorious.
JPGgoSIG10 she was a great sprinter even though she cheated but still a great sprinter
JPGgoSIG10 you missed out drugs out of your list...
she was a drug cheat!
She never failed a drug test. So that evidence says she's not a drug cheat. The governing bodies feel the same way evidently because her name is still in the record books. They have no problem stripping people of the records and medals if PROVEN to be drug cheats. Suspiciously fast times I'll admit, but can anyone make accusations against Flo Jo without making the same accusations against the Russian and German girls she was running against? Here's something else suspicious, you never see the German or Russian girls in these finals anymore since the more stringent drug testing began. What, suddenly they're not fast anymore? They once held all the individual and relay records. American sprinters are always there, have been, consistently since the 60s. I grew up with black people, went to racially mixed schools. During gym, they were consistently the fastest even as children. It didn't matter what the activity, the black children were naturally faster. That's not a boast or an embellishment, it's simply the truth. This is something black people are aware of, whites people are too.
Evelyn Ashford, who is my fave sprinter, (not faster) but just as fast as Flo Jo. She tied one of Flo Jo's records before Flo Jo reclaimed it, in this very event. Yet no one accuses her of doping, nor should they. She's just fast...The Kenyans and Ethiopians routinely set amazing distance records, no one accuses them of doping because a look at their body types belies any such notion. They are just fast. (distance).. Michael Phelps, the world greatest swimmer. Medal after medal, record after record. It's just accepted that he did it clean. So suspicious or not, there's no evidence that he cheated. Should it be leveled against him that he did? In my mind, NO! There is no evidence that he did. There is no credible evident Flo Jo did. Only suspicion! If ever PROVEN she cheated, I'll be the first to denounce.
After 30 years, we can still see her name at the Olympic board as world record holder for 100m and 200m..
We all know why. She retired soon after that for a reason. All those records from back then were set with the help of forbidden substances.
@@spanishlessons4075 Wait till they get Fraser Price and her girls
@@mcdonoghrahloh459 I am pretty sure all these runners today are on something, but maybe what they are taking is not considered a banned substance.
Her and God.
Drugs
Beautiful person. Best stride of any male or female athlete I've ever seen. Perfection.
I remember watching this live on my tv, I feel this was the greatest performance by a woman and I would put it up there with Bolts. Flo Jo was gorgeous and beautiful all at once.RIP you beautiful doll
Oh no...Bolt is a natural Sprinter, joyner is a Cheat
@@marilou20091 U don't know that. Don't hate, just congratulate. Let the Lady rest in peace. Unbelievable haters!!!
Totally agree. What phenomenal performances!!!! 😍. She brought glamour into a sweaty sport. Iconic!!!
@@royestondsouza4069 i am not hating, Just being realistic
@@royestondsouza4069 yea, i congratulate the very clever use of steroids, without being caught, well done!
She's just stunning and a living legend stands out unbeatable timeless
Shes not living
@@adambutler4786 she is living...in the heart of true runners... Can the living beat her? Tell me
Yea they could if they took some ped like she did
No one could beat her with the amount of drugs she was using!!
@@mackfielderJust won't give a Black woman credit.
Still Amazing to see Flo jo do this here in 2 October 2022 as I did in 1988 live
GOAT She was so great even if someone breaks her time they won't touch her brilliance. The scenes before the start of the race she is so composed and calm. Clapping for the other runners she was appreciating the moment. In a very humble way she knew she was going to win, she knew she was the best, she knew she had trained the hardest.
I watched Flo Jo at the Seoul Olympics running live in the 100 and 200. Flo Jo was untouchable. Beautiful technique, so much power, strength and poise. The best ever. No one has got even close to the times she ran.
I watched also and totally agree.
To me she is the best of all time, a rare gift from God for generations to come.
I’m still watching the old track and field video’s in 2021! Watching Flo Jo, Evelyn Ashford, & Gail Devers they are truly the best that ever did it! The Greatest of all times then & now!! The G.O.A.T.S‼️🏃🏽♀️🏃🏽♀️🏃🏽♀️
Continue to Rest in Paradise Queen 👑 Flo Jo🕊🦋❤️🌟…. You are forever missed.💔🥲
You must have become blind in recent times. Those Jamaican girls are taking everything on offer.
Goodness me she was absolute class. Elegant beautiful athlete.
"The Greatest Female Sprinter Of All Time.">Florence Griffith Joyner
@@aaronbarlow4376 Totally Got That Right!
@@ronniejohnson196 Weird, my comment has been deleted. What did I say?
Cheat it killed her very young
@@stephenspencer89 Prove Your vile accusation or STFU.
What's is the point? Died at s relatively young age of 39. Over exerted her body.
Flo-Jo! Beautiful soul, rest on Queen!
Once in a while a Bolt or Florence Griffith-Joyner comes along.The greatest male and female sprinters of all time.100 metres seems like 50 metres when they are competing.
She was amazing...amazing how when here muscles grew, and her voice deepened she got faster....
No disrespect bro, but flojo is no bolt, flojo reached greatness at 28
@@popeyedish
It's a moral issue: Flo Jo achieved her results through hard training. She didn't need doping. That's the point here.
She changed coaches, she and her husband developed new training methods, which brought the long-awaited success, in addition to the work put in.
A statement from FloJo and her husband, Al Joyner:
“I know exactly what people say about me,” she said. "And that's just not true." I don't need to use drugs. If they want, they can come for testing every week of the year. I have nothing to hide." Her husband says all the talk boils down to jealousy. He said his wife's astonishing gains are the result of being "trained as a man." He added: “We bought a $150 leg exerciser and she did leg rolls every night. Over 20 pounds every night to add strength to your legs. She worked 12 hours a day.”
Only those who have nothing to hide say so.
Do 12 hours of leg training a day for months and you'll set the world record.
Period.
There are interviews with her from 1984 where her voice is exactly the same. She always had a deep voice.Her voice is also deep in the training video made in 1994, even though she hasn't competed in years.
FloJo's death was caused by an epileptic seizure due to a congenital brain disorder, sadly drowned RIP.
Florence Griffith Joyner retires from the field On February 22, 1989, five months after the Seoul Olympic Games, Griffith Joyner announced her retirement from track and field. When discussing her retirement with Liguori, Griffith Joyner said: "I retired in 1989 because I could no longer train at 100%, the way I used to train. If I can't give it my all, I don't want to give it at all." Griffith Joyner moved on with her life. She became a mother, pursued fashion design and continued to combine sports and style. She even designed the 1990 NBA uniforms for the Indiana Pacers.
After the death of Florence Griffith Joyner, doping allegations against her intensified. Many believed that illegal performance enhancers may have contributed to her death. However, after the autopsy, Dr. Richard Fukumoto, forensic medicine expert, clearly stated that no changes caused by steroids or other doping agents could be detected in her body. "This report allows Florence Griffith Joyner to rest in peace," said Primo Nebiolo, then president of the International Association of Athletics Federations. “Her family has had to endure incredible media attacks, many trying to undermine her legacy without any real evidence. This campaign harmed the entire sport and the anti-doping campaign. I expect more responsible behavior from media representatives in the future. I hope that after this, many members of the athletic world will assure the family of their love and sympathy."
The 100m and 200m world record holder is FloJo, these are the facts.
Facts are stubborn things. "FloJo was juicing". These are just assumptions. The truth is, no one has ever proven these allegations. So FloJo's world records are and will remain official. I don't see anyone who can topple them. FloJo achieved her results with the perfect harmony of body, soul and spirit.
Everyone is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
Florence Griffith Joyner's style and speed brought her international fame, but her Olympic performance was clouded by skepticism. A year after the Games, in 1989, a former American athlete named Darrell Robinson told a European magazine that Griffith Joyner had given her money to buy growth hormones. Griffith Joyner denied the allegations, telling the New York Times, "It's all made up lies about drugs. I'd be crazy to do drugs." In 1998, sports commentator John Feinstein said on NPR's Morning Edition, "The rumors were in Seoul in 1988, and I think the first thing to note is that he never tested positive," he said. "But she became a star late. She was 28 at the time... These rumors will always be there and she's been asked about them throughout her career, which she's always denied." The International Olympic Committee's medical board says it conducted rigorous drug testing on Griffith Joyner during the 1988 Olympics - and it always came back negative. Griffith Joyner spoke to journalist Ann Liguori about the allegations in 1991: "I knew I had never taken drugs, so I didn't let it bother me when people said that. I knew it was something that was in the news," she said. "People were looking for personal things to point at the athletes. Try not to buy it and just focus on what needs to be done and move on."
I know it's hard to accept the fact that FloJo is the best in the world, pure. No one has ever proven that it is muddy. That being said, I understand that you are suffering and trying to smear FloJo's memory, but that only qualifies you. Your baseless accusations are just trying to reassure me, I am calm because I know the truth about FloJo's purity. So you can say anything until you prove that your words are empty. . She is the only woman to hold 2 athletics world records for more than 35 years. I'm sorry you can't understand that there are people in our world who can create admirable acts without any doping.
@@jaahmaan1 You're right. His running technique is a disaster compared to hers. He was just really tall.
@@jondavwal13 I am speaking body of work and results, I wasn’t talking running style, there is no comparison
Well put at the end, The Greatest Female Sprinter of All Time. FloJo.
She isn't even close. She had one great year and basically nothing the rest of her career. One silver at a boycotted nothing Olympics, and one world silver in one event one other year, that is it. Doped up to the eyeballs for one dream year then quickly retired before she failed a drug test.
Flo the Fastest! Evelyn the Greatest! Felix & Shelly not far behind Evelyn!
And her records still are untouched in 2020
@@Breboi17 true
@@corymajor7811 Sorry, it's just a fact, she is GOAT officially. She was consistently much faster than everyone else in her prime. Her records still stand today. As for drugs, there is zero proof and other women who did actually take drugs couldn't come close to her times.
Stop spreading fake news.
Legend of an athlete.
We love and miss you Flo Jo!
I remember these olympics, and Florence in particular, USA was always winning medals, that was no news, but she was something else entirely, I still remember a reporter saying "it almost looks like she can switch gears, look, acceleration, 5th, and everyone else is left behind!" RIP, Florence, gone too soon
Flo-Jo was unequivocally the best EVER! She had a crazy combination of beauty, grace and elegance!!! She was absofreakinlutely exhilarating and breathtaking to watch, her stride was picture perfect, she glided like a Gazelle on the track! Nobody did it, or does it better!!!!!
She hasn't been touched since and nor will she ever be! Unless a certain Sha'Carri gets her act together and adopts that mystique, that Aura!
@@kojoharrison630 you cant compare apples to oranges!
@@patlambert7197 So True, generally speaking 👍🏾
But the journey is not over and no one can tell the future so let’s wait and see what’s in store in the future; near or distant 🙏🏾❤️
@@kojoharrison630 yes your right I wish Sha well!!❤🙏
@@patlambert7197 👍🏾🙏🏾❤️
Greatest ever Flo Jo, my favorite
Every stride the same.... She didn't dye in the stride away....... Simply perfect. Simply the best of the best
Without Doubt.
she was amazing
Long Live Flo Jo the 🐐🔥💯 💯 there will never ever be another like Flo Jo
There’s one following behind Sha’Carri Richardson and have
Enough Said.
I agree and others can imitate, but can never duplicate that type of greatness and class on a track...Rest In Peace, Flo Jo.
I have seen 88 Olympic first time on television in my house.i steel remembering that moment.
I absolutely loved this woman! What a beautiful inspiration for all people.
🤣🤣🤭
As awesome as she was watching her live on TV and now on these videos, its equally heartbreaking knowing that this beautiful woman is gone from us and at such an early age. #FLOJO #RIH
What year is died?
@@harrybrady2599 98
@@TaiAkinz q
Roids will so that.
@@TheBatugan77 She never took steroids, ever! You're just a lying, jealous, bitter, piece of sh*t!
Track and field
This woman's name is sketch ed in history and she'll never go away thank you very much
AwwwwWhat a treat to watch her fly shes like a Gazelle ❤️🥰🥰
she is so high up off the ground when she runs, you only realize she is not that tall when she is standing. An amazing athlete, her character impresses me just as much.
She had everything to be the best sprinter of all time, she was so beautiful and original and she still the best sprinter of all time.
Rest In Peace Flo-Jo we miss you.
Why you gone too soon? why?
😢😢
I'm Myself The angels fall first.
Right!>Because
Becouse of the doping.... her heart couldn't take it anymore......
I'm Myself . u . a the real one flo . hope u rest in peace .
Why?......gear,....drugs,.....anabolics,....destroyed her cardiac tissue
I like how she would call her husband and after and how they would embrace, shows how close they were. Just beautiful
They were so closed that he gave her stéroids which killed her....
@Moneyxl00
Yes, an epileptic fit. Evidence of her taking PEDs is as extensive as that of Usain Bolt and Michael Johnson doping - zero.
@@mathieulegrand253 and she took them. Both are responsible.
@@mathieulegrand253 so you sold him the steroids that he gave her for that’s how you know!
Two ckeeks of the same cheating ass. Partners in the biggget crime perpetrated on T&F. The Milli Vanili of T&F.
There is sufficient circumstantial evidence to conclude that Flo Jo's transition from average sprinter to super sprinter, between seasons
was aided by performance enhancing drugs. There is a reason why such a celebrated female athlete is never mentioned.
There isn't a significant track meet named in her honor. Why? Given the fact that her husband and coach is assocaited with the fastest woman ever.
Both male and female athletes would be lining up for the services. But he is MIA. A book detailing Flo Jo's rise to the fastest woman in the world.
Would have been a must read for all T&F athletes and her fans. But none was ever written and none will be.
She paid the ultimate price for her deception. Those who fail to recognize that Flo Jo was a dirty athlete are devoid of the capacity for
critical thinking border on dumb..
She was on fire 🔥💯
DANG SHE'S A BOSS! AND SHE'S GORGEOUS!!
Magnificent form throughout, executed with perfection like no other.
The odd thing about this race is that Joyner the year earlier at the world championships. Only ran 21.96 and finished second.A year later she ran 21.34, improving her by .62s.Which is a incredible improvement, especially for a athlete who has been running for years. No one questioned it, or atleast NBC didn't say a world.They Don't care how the US athlete's win, as long as they win.
Wipe them tears boy🤣
She's a black American she's not just a US athlete so yeah black Americans being the best athletes of all times can do things that you guys can't do especially if you're the goat
@@jerrygraves6531 It's called anabolic steroids and growth hormone. That's how she did it.Like all the American athletes.
@@lynchdavid2194...😂😂😂 After her death in 1998, Prince Alexandre de Merode, chairman of the International Olympic Committee's medical commission, claimed that Griffith Joyner was singled out for extra, rigorous drug testing during the 1988 Olympic Games following 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.[57] The World Anti-Doping Agency was created in the 1990s, removing control of drug testing from the IOC and De Merode. De Merode later stated: "We performed all possible and imaginable analyses on her. We never found anything. There should not be the slightest suspicion."[47]
Elaine thompson. 23.09 pb to 21.66 pb in 5 months. Drugs or not we don't know. The layman always convicts people without evidence. Thats why he is the layman.
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❤
She has the best spint techniques i has ever seen ❤
Still miss her greatly!!
Flo Jo runs not only fast, but also beautiful
That's why she runs that fast. she's like dancing. she's very circular
@nebra ful Yeah, steroids do that.
@@ppuh6tfrz646
no, they don't.
How many girls after her has used them, and no one has ever break her records.... 2+2=4
Girls using steroids and hormones, can't beat her records.
no substance can make you run like that.
besides she was tested 11 times before theolimpics and she was clean.
@@ppuh6tfrz646 Prove it or STFU.
Wow very positive acceleration, 33 years will never erase in track history.
I remember this. It was absolutely unbelievable
She is the GOAT period!
What do you mean she is the Goat
@@shernettegrant5538 obviously, the GREATEST OF ALL TIME! get that?
the absolute best sprinter of all time, male or female.
All in All I Agree.
She had a 9 clock shadow work that one out
@@stephenspencer89 Apparently you don't know much about the appearances of women; so you should keep your inexperience to yourself and no one would know. Read some of the comment around you see so many about her beauty. Experienced Men know about women with hairy features. Sad, very sad...
How many times she did performs with such distinctions at the OLYMPICS.?
@jeff afe Show something other than talking out of your ass>like facts/proof or STFU.
After how many years, she's still The Best, Greatest sprinter in the history till now, nobody breaks her records. 🎉🎊🥉🥈🥇🏅🏆🎖
Her Olympic 100 record went yesterday doubt that WR 10.42 will go but that 200 is doable
@@chrisgeronimo123 her world record were questionable ,her performance were also questionable
@@neilnelmar8007 have a look at how she ran their are videos on TH-cam it's perfect symmetry plus genetics plus fitness the woman was born to sprint give over with the bullshit I've watched all the videos over the years she was tested before and after each event including her world record !people just can't understand she was 30 years ahead of everyone else as her Olympic record just went yesterday by 1 100th of a second. same as Usain bolt his records won't be beat for a long time
@@chrisgeronimo123she only developed that perfection you talk about in 1988 pervious to that she was imperfect?
@@neilnelmar8007 the training that she started for the 1988 Olympics was called futuristic Nd employed ploymetrics Nd functional strength Nd endurance training years ahead of its time so no she wasn't perfect before that but she was smart enough to listen to her husband who was also an athlete Nd it turned her into a running machine no steroids as she was the most tested athlete that year Nd she was clean !
Still true. 33 years later. 7:44
She's beautiful. Soooo sad she's not with us anymore. My heart is breaking....
Thanks to all that dude now her soul is resting in pieces
@@rickbrown9661 learn english, you make so big mistakes you sound the opposite of what you meant to say. Her soul is resting in peace.
I believe God always call great souls early. You keep seeing it over and over.
@@ericastier1646 If u had mastered the queens English u would have seen that was an error not by me but by the phone
@@rickbrown9661 Alright, but don't make a habit of lying.
Long Live The Queen Florence Griffith Joyner Forever!!! Greatest I've ever seen in my lifetime!!! Youngsters go back in time and see the Greatest and understand today what we're talking about!!!
Flo Jo was simply Amazing and the best I've ever seen run. She was quick out the blocks fast when she got to full form and had the endurance to maintain top speed. Train smart run fast and those quarter repeats helped her a great deal. RIP Queen of Track and Field, gone but never forgotten.🙏🏽👍🏽❤️
"EVERYONE ELSE, CAN GO HOMEEEEEEEEE! HAHAHAHAH I LOVE IT.
😂😂😂😂😂😂 that took me out.
The Greatest!
SHE WAS THE GREATEST .......SHEER CLASS .....
LANCE ARMSTRONG WAS TESTED PROBABLY 100 TIMES MORE THAT FLOJO. Testing clean at events doesn't mean shit. Look at her in 1987 listen to her in 1988.....that is NOT NATURAL. And, conveniently, she immediately retired.....she made a deal with the athletic federations to go away quietly. NOBODY in the sport believes she was clean, she was no better than the East Germans. Wait, let me guess---you think OJ was innocent and Michael Jackson never touched little boys too, right? LOL
Florence joiner
Joyner. JOYNER. Not that hard, and it's right in the name of the video. JOY-NER.
Yeah. . .HGH is a heluava drug. . .
She was so talented and beautiful. One special lady
I can't get over how pretty Flo Jo was. Let alone the athletism and speed and grace. This woman was just special.
Yessss! Very beautiful and simply special.
So beautiful and the best to ever do it the 🐐💔😢Rest in paradise!!!
This has always brought me to tears
Phenomenal talent Ms FloJo! Thanks for clapping for our “Bronze Queen”, Ms Merlene Ottey. Happy there’s still video of these races because l was a child when they were running, so l hadn’t seen these before 🙂
I absolutely LOVE Merlene Ottey, the Bronze Queen (in more ways than one).
Marlene was a force to be reckoned with!! Flo Jo always showed grace and humble spirit. I hate to see the “ mess” that went on this year . You are our Sisters . No matter what country we represent.
Yes, the greatest female sprinter of all time. I’ll see you in heaven someday my sister.
I can never have enough of her Flo Jo the sculpted beauty what an awesome physique so perfect i remember watching her run in the Olympics i was spellbound wow look at this woman how can one ever forget her my fav 🥰🥰❤️❤️👍👍
Perfect still in my memory...stunning forever
Amazing athlete and a beautiful woman. Rest in peace.
Gorgeous Flo Jo sadly misses RIP
She was spectacular and completely thrilling to behold. I remember her and her wins vividly. She turned women's athletics on it's head, raised the bar in her events and garnered the world's attention. A true inspiration.
She certainly turned female athletics on its head...NO female before or since has abused steroids so much so that just to cheat to win a medal she threw her life away....where is she ??... dead....from a steroid induced heart attack ....work it out.
Cheating scum.
FloJo DID switch gears as she ran. She had a engine! in her. Flojo ALWAYS KNEW HOW TO TURN IT TO THE HIGHEST GEAR TO WIN!!
Wooooooooooooweeeeeeeeee👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
I got teary eyed watching this❣️ RIP Beautiful Queen
Flo-Jo was quite a woman. Quite a woman indeed. Perfection.
Quite a woman and don't forget a beautiful woman
Drugs
That she was , and gone all too soon to the track in the sky , RIP ❤️
And full of Steroids she even beat the GDR
@@eddy19610
But where is the proof, for that statement to hold water you need facts.
Firstly she’s dead and can’t defend herself, secondly where is the evidence.
It’s easy to make a statement but in a court of law you need evidence and whitenesses .
Also in the 33 years since she made those records any top female sprinter could have taken performance enhancing drugs to beat those records, but nobody has come close .
I say innocent until proven guilty…….
What an incredible woman!
In a couple of months, her two World Records, at 100m and 200m, will have stood 34 years undefeated
She was such a phenomenal athlete
with suicidal amounts of drugs in her veins
At doping you mean?
What is wrong with people?! Flo-Jo did not cheat she was the greatest sprinter ever. Flo-Jo was forever being tested for drug use/performance enhancing drugs all these tests were negative, do the research; so stop disrespecting this woman and her talent. RIP
LANCE ARMSTRONG WAS TESTED PROBABLY 100 TIMES MORE THAT FLOJO. Testing clean at events doesn't mean shit. Look at her in 1987 listen to her in 1988.....that is NOT NATURAL. And, conveniently, she immediately retired.....she made a deal with the athletic federations to go away quietly. NOBODY in the sport believes she was clean, she was no better than the East Germans. Wait, let me guess---you think OJ was innocent and Michael Jackson never touched little boys too, right? LOL
@@stevestarr9769 True
@Nomad She certainly was very good at passing drug tests, although it should be noted she retired before drug testing became mandatory in 1989. In fact she's probably the world's greatest drug cheat.
@@stevestarr9769 Lance Armstrong was not doing steroids. Distance athletes use EPO which enhances the amount of oxygen in the blood. For years that was untraceable. Flo-Jo was tested for steroids more than any other athlete and her blood samples were tested after she died when the technology had improved. Testosterone is much easier to test than blood doping is. If you look at HOW she runs you can see that it was not a drug issue. She was not a powerful muscular runner. Her running is graceful and the form is breathtaking. Longer strides, faster turnover, absolutely stunning form.
It means beating the system, it's not cheating if you are ahead of you time in your preparation. Its goal oriented. It means success.