nursing a hamstring injury, won in 21.78 seconds. She became the first woman since Marion Jones in 2000 to win both Olympic sprints. Jones' records have since been stripped, so Thompson is officially the first woman to win both races since Florence Griffith-Joyner, who starred in the 1988 Seoul Games.
Date: Aug 18, 2016
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Gold, silver and bronze rush for US track and field athletes
Marion Jones won both Olympic sprints in 2000, but her results have since been stripped, so Thompson goes into the record book as the first to do it since Florence Griffith-Joyner, who starred in the Seoul Games in 1988.
Date: Aug 18, 2016
Category: Sports
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Jamaica's Thompson takes gold in women's 200, USA's Bowie bronze
200 with a time of 21.78 seconds, beating Dafne Schippers of the Netherlands by one tenth of a second. With the win Thompson becomes the first woman since Florence Griffith-Joyner in 1988 to win both the 100 and 200 in the same Olympics. Frances Maria-Jose Perec won both the 200 and 400 in 1996.
Date: Aug 17, 2016
Category: Sports
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Track: A challenge for Bolt, gold for Jamaica, sweep for US
Thompson became the first woman since Marion Jones in 2000 to win both Olympic sprints. Jones' records have since been stripped, so Thompson goes in the record book in place of Florence Griffith-Joyner, who starred in the Seoul Games in 1988.
Date: Aug 17, 2016
Category: Sports
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Jamaica's Thompson beats teammate Fraser-Pryce to gold in 100 meters at Rio Olympics
hair green and yellow for the Olympics, was the sentimental favorite but Thompson has been faster all season, and won Jamaicas national meet in 10.70 seven weeks ago to tie her with Fraser-Pryce as the fourth-fastest woman ever behind Florence Griffith-Joyner, Marion Jones and Carmelita Jeter.
Date: Aug 14, 2016
Category: Sports
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Report: women's 100m final – Rio 2016 Olympic Games
In the blink of an eye the gap had grown and for the remainder of the race she extended her advantage to gallop home in a winning time only ever previously surpassed in an Olympic womens 100m final by Florence Griffith-Joyner 28 years ago.
competed in the 200. She raced in both the 100 and 200 at the 2012 Olympics in London, winning gold in the 200 and finishing fifth in the 100. She also won gold in the 4x100 and 4x400 relays to become the first woman to win three golds in track in one Olympics since Florence Griffith-Joyner in 1988.
Date: Jul 11, 2016
Category: Sports
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Pacers receive NBA approval to wear 'Flo-Jo' uniforms for final game of regular ...
A longtime fan favorite, the Pacers originally wore the Flo-Jo jerseys, designed by USA Track and Field star Florence Griffith-Joyner, for seven seasons from 1990-1997; which coincided with the first major steps of success of the franchise during its NBA Years. During that time, the Pacers made six