Flo-Jo’s Legacy as the World’s Fastest Woman Lives On | Groundbreakers: Icons That Changed the Game

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Jackie Joyner-Kersee on her sister-in-law and teammate Florence Griffith Joyner’s remarkable career. She details how “Flo-Jo” became not only a pop culture icon, but the “Fastest Woman in the World.”
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Groundbreakers
Celebrate 50 years of female excellence in sports through the eyes of athletes who changed the system. Hosted by sports icon and champion of equality Billie Jean King, the film weaves together eight athletes’ discussions of how their own struggles and achievements shaped women’s sports. Features Naomi Osaka, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Chloe Kim, Nancy Lieberman, Suni Lee, Julie Foudy and Diana Flores.

[@dianek3351]

She’ll never be forgotten & lives on as an inspiration. So sad she died so young. RIP 🙏🏼

[@hubrisnaut]

The woman could almost fly. What is crazy is how she would smile throughout and sail at the end of a race. She was feeling joyfulness. You could see something was different about her even after a sprint when she would effortlessly prance and wave to the crowd. Just Amazing. Sad she died so young but I hope she will forever be an inspiration.

[@Lovingmeandmine899]

My favorite women's track star of all time....she had the game on lock with her nails and outfits. She was just a beautiful person overall...I remember her well❤

[@fayechamp4156]

Forever loved and appreciated ❤

[@jessicam.4777]

The greatest in the sprints! 🖤🇺🇸 🖤

[@dixiehowe852]

What a great Inspiration! One of a kind. Unforgettable! ❤

[@TotalTennisGeek]

She's STILL my favorite Track and Field athlete, hands down!

[@scoutsleepe3620]

"Wind assisted" HAHAHHA! you mean HGH assisted.

[@sarge420]

Phenomenal athlete.

[@strodemn]

It was fun to watch her run.

[@sandrajohnson931]

Beautiful

[@terrenceharris-hughes4436]

RIP

[@TripleCubedTriune]

#blackhistorychallenge💪🏾☀️✨💫🤌🏾 👏🏾

[@IdaBwildin]

❤G.O.A.T
True Beauty #ADOS

[@gw6496]

R.I.P. Flo🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@phoenixr6811]

She was ahead of time ☺️but gone too soon 😌

[@simony2801]

A middle ranked runner suddenly ran out of her skin for a short time then retired once out of season drug testing appeared, do I have to spell it out.

[@oneluvbj]

A true legend in doping. Her records of 100m and 200m from over three decades ago are still unapproachable, but she is the only elite track star - not East Germans, Russians, Chinese or Canadians (Ben Johnson, anyone?), who passed away that young. Coincidence or just juiced to the SUPER max?

[@Johnny_Thunder]

Ye like the Jamaican women ain't doping, running pbs at 35 lol

[@0-Elias-0]

_I knew the name_
_But I never really knew the game_
_And now that I see her looks, I also know the fame_
R.I.P. to another great one (I actually didn't know that she had past until today - 27 years post-facto).

[@ec3076]

All the drugs.

[@gy2gy246]

She didn't take drugs.

[@kathmandoozle]

@@gy2gy246 the circumstantial evidence points to drug use unfortunately

[@gy2gy246]

@@kathmandoozle Where is your source for that?

[@tripdeezy]

I was only a kid in the 90's, but even I remember hearing her name. RIP.

[@janettemasiello5560]

No man pretending to be a woman has stolen her glory yet ?

[@Lovingmeandmine899]

And will never ❤

[@me4374]

💉💉💉🩸🩸🩸

[@franciscofiallos661]

The biggest cheater in women sport. 💉💉💉🩸🩸🩸