Florence Griffith-Joyner Seoul Olympics 1988 100m semifinal

[imnislander2]

it looks like they all are running with hecka long strides..haha. she was such a beast though

[numer1model]

she is best in the world no one beat her world record ..

[shottut]

Evelyn Ashford was the real gold medalist.

[equinoxranch]

In the end, she was exposed for the imperious fraudulent drugged up junkie that she was. An HGH and 'roid freak, nothing more. Without drugs, a nothing. The icing on the cake being that she had to shave and powdered her face to hide the "5 o'clock shadow.

[Ras09true]

I believed in Marian,even though she used to beat Ottey,I ignored the rumours,the abs and muscles.I will not do the same with Jo

[Ras09true]

People who set wrs are special people.I want to believe she was one of a kind,she was colourful too.but her voice,mouthstace,suden jump,retirement and death left many unanswered questions.I would love for her to be here to address it.

[crackergurl22]

It's been 20 yr's nobody can beat her records Drugs or not. They have all tryed and cant do it. She was great, enjoy, she was here! RIP Flo

[gotohellpunk]

CHEATER

[aliciajanice34]

Im not sayin she was on anyting.....but we all humans in which case we will get suspicious..in which case she made herself look suspicious after retiring immediately after being accuse of taking drugs...if she wanted 2clear this accusation...she shouldnt have retire..

[cheerfan207]

She is dead and gone for 11 years now. Let the woman rest n peace.

[azarashikamen]

She was not only extraordinary fast,her career,her body,her voice,her death..etc..are all weird.she has all the characteristics of drug cheaters.And remember Marion Jones case,Jones never tested positive,she was one of American heros but after BALCO scandal,she was belived that she used drugs and her olynpic records were disabled.This could happen on Flo Jo.Frankly speaking,only stupid people belive that Flo Jo is Innocent.

[furaskin]

To me nobody,man or woman, in world class is innocent.

[danyelzon88]

I can't breathe when I remember, i can't wait for cry, i can't image the future, but i can live the past on my mind

[Trulyloyale]

typical US doped cheater , how typical .D !

[atlfine]

kalonzohart......tell yo mama

[atlfine]

kalonzohart......go fuck urself and get educated while ur doing it

[kalonzohart]

atlfine....LOL! You take this internet stuff too seriously. Find better things to do with your time. Get a hobby.

[kalonzohart]

If Flo Jo was on Steriods then so were these people:

David Beckman

Nadia Elena Comaneci

Mary Lou Retton

Bruce Jenner

Michael Phelps

Dorothy Hamill

Babe Ruth

Larry Byrd

Rocky Marciano

[palmeroids]

Do you have ears? Listen to her talk in some interviews. Her voice is deepened like a man. None of those other athletes you mentioned had their voices and bodies change dramatically in their late twenties. Also, why did you mention only white athletes? Usain Bolt's performance is a hell of a lot more suspicious then someone like Phelps who've been dominating his sport since he was 15.

[kalonzohart]

palmeroids...so i guess Barbara Walters, Carol Channing,Demi Moore, Joan Rivers,Cher and Lucille Ball were all on steriods too if we use your voice analysis theory. Com on, leave the lady alone Flo was legit. The IOC had no reason to participate in any coverup on her behalf. She was tested multiple times. Just give up the respect and stop grabbing for straws.

[kalonzohart]

palmeroids, I used white athletes to highlight the fact that "white" athletes who perform great feats and achieve a high level of success in sports almost never get the kind of scrutiny without cause than Florence G. Joyner has gotten over the years. There has never been any tangiable proof that Flojo has used drugs. NEVER. other than rumors.

[NOPN]

Bolt has also been dominating the sport since he was 15. Swimming as a sport is much more suspect than track, look at how so many swimming world records fall at every olympics

[danyelzon88]

hey kalonzohart ... I think that we can stop to write shita .. and think about that she was a legend, ah forget,,, roids is living in your head so you looks silly

[atlfine]

of course people are going to deny it.....the east germans were passing the drug tests also, but there is proof that they had a federal doping program....marion jones didnt test positive during the 2000 olympics either.....no one can improve like that naturally......  be rational.......evelyn ashford should have been the real gold medalist

[kalonzohart]

No, "YOU" can't improve like that naturally, but professional sprinters can. Marion Jones shouldn't even be mentioned in the same breath as Flo Jo who ran 10.65 on a a bad day.(Marion Jone's Personal Best time). You guys probably love movies like the X-files. Always looking for the conspiracy and covery in every aspect of life. LMAO!

[atlfine]

im black......and i also say she was drugged up....no one improves like that-naturally

[ABIRU89]

Well then your a black person who is WRONG!. I've been in Track as an athlete,trainer, and Coach for over 20yrs. I have coached and trained with some of the best sprinters in the country. I've personally met Bob Kersey and heard him address these stupid rumors. There is simply no proof or record of Florence Joyner ever being tested positive for steriods. You are simply spreading lies and accusations about someone based simply on your uneducated opinion based on not one shred of proof.

[muc390]

anyone who believes that Flo-Jo was clean in Seoul is a moron. plllease...

she made Marion Jones, Kelly White, Torri Edwards and co. look clean.

[ABIRU89]

Marion Jones, Kelly White, Torri Edwards were all "CAUGHT" or tested positive for steriods. Flo-jo was tested multiple times for banned substances and never found positive. Anyone who would accuse Florence of steriods without one documented ounce of proof is a FOOL.

[farrakansoilder]

ha ha ha ha

[aquamarineeyes]

The Queen of Steroids at her best here!

[kalonzohart]

If Flo-Jo is the queen of Steriods then Michael Phelps is the King of Steriods and POT!

[bossofalltime]

Flo Jo's 10.49 was windy. Stop acting as if she ran that time legally - the wind was close to +5.0m/s, making it worth 10.74 with still wind (0.0), 10.64 with +2.0. Her 10.61 is better, the real WR

[ABIRU89]

Boy, you guys are really a bunch of HATERS! You must have never achieved a damn thing in your lives if your still hanging on to the old worn out arguemtn that FLOJO was on Roids nonsense!

[bossofalltime]

I was not referring to legality as in drug taking, I was talking about wind speed and what is allowable for record purposes

[bboy7865]

white people da only ones talkin bout somebody bein doped up....they mad cause we takin over all sports...theres a governor in california dat used to take riods...TALK BOUT THAT SHIT BITCHS...

[stayfresh06]

Totally agree it's always the whites...

[clayg80]

All you bitches that say she was doped, let the women rest in peace!...

Faggits

[vicevurze]

quit fuckin hatin...everytime we do something ya'll can't there's always speculation n shit... she was a beast on da track period get the fuck over it...and let her rest in peace!

[JusticeerBR]

Look at IAAF site. Today, 20 years later, nobody can do less than 10s78 at Women's 100m. No american, no jamaican, because this is not human.

FLORENCE WAS TOTALLY DOPPED - This is the only logical conclusion.

[Atomsmasher777]

You're the one that's upset. LOL

You can NEVER take Florence's gold medals away.

Just remember that.

Ben Johnson tested positive, why didn't Florence?

[Loadfaster]

cause flo joe RETIRED before she got tested

[ABIRU89]

LOADFASTER, that is simply a false statement. Immediatley after the '88 the IOC demanded all althletes be tested. 10 athletes including BEN JOHNSOn were busted for performance enhancing drugs. FLO Jo was tested also and did not test positive. So you are wrong she did not RETIRE b4 she got tested.

[Atomsmasher777]

She was a superior athlete with perfect sprinting form.

She was the greatest ever.

[bigpaulothe1st]

NO , she was a drug cheating BASTARD . As if any woman could run 10.49 without the aid of ROIDS . Sorry if this upsets u.

[Loadfaster]

what did flo joe die of?a heart seizer at age 38. and retired as soon as she herd of ben hojnson getting caught. Im sorry man I agree she was doped up.

10.49 is totally totally insane. and you watch that 10.49 race again. she acted as if it wasnt a big deal at all..

I love watching the run! but yo she was un roids for sure

[camberra1985]

que paso con el control antidoping( se lo hicieron solamente a ben jobson) para que pase desapercibido que a vos no te controlaron -como ben habia derrotado al hijo del viento-

[1661gogo]

Of course she cheated, no question. But her death probably didn't have anything to do with the drugs she used. She apparently had an intracranial cavernous hemangioma, a birth defect, that most likely caused her fatal epileptic seizure. She also did have a mild cardiac hypertrophy, something that could imply steroid use but also have other possible causes. Still, she was a drug using cheater which is obvious to everyone with a functioning brain.

[CyrusGuitar]

you have to be thick as pigshit, or just know nothing about sport to believe she was clean.

[Vergadoce]

Cheating whore is exactly where she belongs. 6 feet under. Some ppl get what they deserve

[aceconfetti]

loser she died becuase of a heart attack in her sleep

she does not deserve to be dead

[Vergadoce]

That's like saying Chris Farley died of a heart attack. Nevermind the boatload of coke he snorted to bring on the heart attack. Keep deluding yourself, dipshit. She was a druggie, a cheat and she's where she belongs ... DEAD. Amen

[mom2dave]

And that's where you'll be one day as well! Do you want anyone to celebrate that fact when it happens?

[LUVHYM]

I dont know what happened? it seems that alot of the runners then were using something. Grace Jackson ran 21.72 in 200m? Thats still a heck of a time...If they were all not on drugs i imagine Flo Jo would have still won.

[lellyNai89]

that was a perfect last 50 from flo-jo... they say that the last 50 separates the winner from the losers and she showed us just that...RIP Flo-Jo

[StewNWT]

She had tremendous form of course, she could have won without drugs but she definitely took them. She died of a heart seizure when she was like 40 years old, her heart was as oversized as a horse. She took human growth hormone (HGH) and remember how lousy the tests were back then. Even now you can't test for hgh

[Rettamann]

lol @ Zim83. How many times have I thought that. Reminds me of Margaret Thatcher trying to defend the Poll Tax and that was bullshit too!!!

[Warmachine300]

There's no proof she was on drugs. So she's still the fatest sprinter alive. And even if she was, do you have any proof that the rest of the athletes weren't on drugs eithher? Saying she's on drugs with no proof is as credible as saying pope is on drugs. STUPID!

[berry87]

I dont think she did drugs. She reached her peak at 27/28 worked harder and ran to her fullest potiental. Drugs can not improve your form! Drugs can not make uou lift your knees higher, and keep your arms at a certain angle, to make your running look smooth and almomst effortles. Hard work does.

[zim83]

I see you're as blind as ever, berry.

[amjan]

From when does lifting your knees higher and keeping your arms at a certain angle make you run faster?

LOL you're an idiot.

[berry87]

Idiot my ass! Read what I said! Her form improved, she worked harder, she ran relaxed and without strain! She ran relaxed and its seems as though she was acclerating but In fact she learned how to decelarte slower than others with her relaxation! Read and learn something... I guess you are the idiot.. and a damn jackass!

[Vergadoce]

No berry, you're the jackass. You don't shave 2 seconds -- aka 20 yards -- off your 100 time in a year by natural means. Never has happened before or since. And there are ppl who train like workhorses every day. Nevermind the fact that FloJo's body chemistry changed, too, but her times defy human capabilities. Unless she was on PCP, which could explain the spike in strength and speed, she was on the juice. Ppl who turn a blind eye, such as yourself, are the reason this cunt is 6 feet under

[berry87]

If thats the way you are going to responsd by calling me a jackass you can fuck yourself!!! Everyone has their opinions on Flojo and her improvemnts. Fact its no one has come close to  what she has done drugged or not and you ranting Isn't going to remove her records Idiot!!!

[Vergadoce]

Her dying so young is the only reason why it hasn't been "proven." But if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it's a duck. As for you claim that no one else has had her improvements, have you ever heard of Ben Johnson? He wasn't much different. I guess he didn't cheat as extensively as FloJo b/c he's still alive. Let's toss some dirt on this bitch and move on. She's a worthless piece of scum whose better off 6 feet under. Fact

[TBTBTBTBTB1]

too harsh, shes hardly a murderer, she was an inspiration too many

[Vergadoce]

She inspired no one. You act as if Flo Jo changed the world. Sorry, she's just another dishonest, cheating, drug abusing junkie who is paying the price for her ways. I'm sure she's inspiring earth worms right now as they mince what's left of her genetically enhanced corpse. Good riddance, whore!

[zim83]

Well, let me tell you she managed to cheat your uncle as she did with the doping authorities. She was drugs on legs. Shameful.

[urrundudu]

say hello to your uncle

[lacheyrulez]

omg everyone get ya freeking facts strait before you say this, do any of use know her personaly like my uncle let me see um NO, any inhancing drug does not do that her form would have been out of wack and she wouldnt have ran that fast because those drugs actully dont make you better and if you look these things up you would all fucking know dumb fucks.

[modesthorse]

she was so juiced she should have been a fuckin blender.

You could tell by her jaw

[TBTBTBTBTB1]

what u mean u could tell by her jaw??

[inamiyard]

she got man jaw just like marion jones.

[jacko420]

was she really on drugs?

[mrjfin]

100 % sure.

[Ebeneezer]

Taking HGH was really worth it, eh Flo?

[JPRichardson]

Durgs. Owned.

[JPRichardson]

Drugs. Owned.