When talking about Black women athletes, Florence Griffith Joyner is one of the top names on the list. Joyner was a former track & field athlete, who was a five-time Olympic medalist. Historically, to ...

? Is it their talent, their hard work, or their environment? Perhaps the real answer lies in their motivation. For Florence ...

Olympic gold medalist Al Joyner has received the historical items of his late wife Florence Griffith “Flo-Jo” Joyner from Rene Nezhoda, a person from the popular television series “Storage ...

The American Florence Griffith Joyner waves at the crowd as the carries the American flag after setting a new Olympic record and winning the gold for her 10.54 performance at the 100 meters race ...

Danenberg made history in 2006 as the first Black woman to reach the summit of Everest, pushing past extreme conditions, ...

The World Athletics Indoor Championship is a timely reminder that the fastest man in history never competed in one of its ...

Here's every individual event champion from indoor track and field and outdoor track and field in NCAA history.

Icons That Changed the Game explores the prolific careers of Simone Biles, Serena Williams, Florence Griffith Joyner, Chris Evert, and Martina Navratilova. In each episode, fellow female sports ...

Florence Griffith-Joyner’s Early Life and Road to Fame Born Delorez Florence Griffith on December 21, 1959, in Los Angeles, California, Flo-Jo grew up in a household with ten siblings. Her ...