A Katherine Stewart B Jenny Myhill C Rachel Dean D Florence
Griffith-Joyner 9.
1988: Florence
Griffith-Joyner, boosted by a following wind one metre over the allowable limit of two metres a second, clocked 10.54 seconds, the second fastest time in history.
1 MK Dons; 2 Florence
Griffith-Joyner; 3 Five; 4 Pete Sampras; 5 William Porterfield.
DAILY POLL ON THIS DAY SPORT Phone sports desk on 0141 309 3535 Tweet us at @Record_Sport Or email us sport@dailyrecord.co.uk TOP TWEET Answers: 1 MK Dons; 2 Florence
Griffith-Joyner; 3 Five; 4 Pete Sampras; 5 Ian Porterfield.
The women's world record of 10.49 seconds in the 100-meter dash was set by Florence
Griffith-Joyner in 1988.
She also became the first woman since Florence
Griffith-Joyner at Seoul 1988 to do the sprint double at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
In which year did Florence
Griffith-Joyner set the women's 100m record of 10.49 seconds?
She said: "We all know some of the records are completely out there, like (Florence
Griffith-Joyner's) 100 metres and 200 metres records, and (Marita Koch's) 400 metres, but not all of those records were achieved by people who cheated.
A number of world record holders have spoken out in opposition to the proposal.The late Florence
Griffith-Joyner, commonly known as as Flo-Jo, is one of the biggest icons in track and field.
Holland's Dafne Schippers led home the 200m field in a championship record time of 21.63 - becoming the third fastest woman ever after Florence
Griffith-Joyner and Marion Jones - while Danielle Williams of Jamaica produced a 12.57 personal best to secure 100m hurdles gold.
Holland's Dafne Schippers led home the 200m field in a championship record time of 21.63 - becoming the third fastest woman ever after Florence
Griffith-Joyner and Marion Jones But there was despair for 110m hurdler Tiffany Porter, who could only cross the line in fifth behind Jamaica's Danielle Williams.