On 21 September 1998, Florence Griffith-Joyner died at home in California when she suffocated during a severe seizure in her sleep. She was 38. Fellow three-time gold medal winner Jackie Joyner-Kersee ...
She revolutionized women’s sprinting with her speed and flamboyant fashion sense, and was a three-time gold medalist at the 1988 Summer Olympics. By Jeré Longman This obituary was originally published ...