Sportpressephoto
01 September, 1988
One of the stars of the Olympics, US athlete Florence Griffith-Joyner is lifted in jubilation by her husband after winning gold and setting a new world record of 21.34 seconds in the 200m track race. She also won the gold medal in the 100m.
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