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Dates: during 1980-1989
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FloJo just didn't pop up and win three gold medals and a silver in the 1988 Olympics. She missed making the 1980 team by a couple of spots. In 1984, she won the silver medal in the 200 meters and was ready to become a superstar. In 1988, she proved she was the fastest woman in the world, breaking two records...

Author: By Michael J. Lartigue, | Title: Flipping for FloJo | 2/28/1989 | See Source »

Look at what happened to Lewis. He won four gold medals in 1984, but at the age of 27, Lewis lost in the 200 meters in Seoul to a 22-year-old runner by the name of Joe Deloach. There is always someone to knock...

Author: By Michael J. Lartigue, | Title: Flipping for FloJo | 2/28/1989 | See Source »

Sunday at Memorial Hall, during the Harvard Foundation's Cultural Rhythms program, Olympic gold medalist Florence Griffith Joyner and her husband, Al Joyner--one of America's best triple-jumpers--held a press conference...

Author: By Julio R. Varela, | Title: Of Tyson and Trump | 2/28/1989 | See Source »

Next to her was Al. The athlete who won the gold medal in the 1984 Olympics. The coach who cheered on the sidelines in Seoul, South Korea, when his wife was breaking a world record. The husband who supported his wife's retirement announcement...

Author: By Julio R. Varela, | Title: Of Tyson and Trump | 2/28/1989 | See Source »

...When she won the gold medal," Al said, "she shared it with the world. And, also, on the mile relay, when everyone else was getting ready to run, my wife was praying. A lot of people remember that...

Author: By Julio R. Varela, | Title: Of Tyson and Trump | 2/28/1989 | See Source »

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