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Florence Griffith Joyner, the "World’s Fastest Woman," won three gold and one silver medal in track and field at the ’88 summer Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea, in addition to a silver medal at the ’84 Games in Los Angeles. In 1989, she was voted "Most Outstanding Amateur Athlete in America" and was inducted into the USA Track and Field Hall of Fame in 1995.
John Hanc is a running and fitness columnist for Newday and contributes frequently to Runner’s World magazine. He is the author of The Essential Runner and The Essential Marathoner.
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