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She was Fellow three-time gold medal winner Jackie Joyner-Kersee was about 2, miles away in St Louis, Missouri when she was told the news about her sister-in-law. Bobby asked me what was wrong and we got the first flight out to Los Angeles," Joyner-Kersee recalled.

It was a close-knit family, an American sporting dynasty who were, for the most part, celebrated by the country they grew up in. But it was a family repeatedly bruised by insinuations that Griffith-Joyner had taken banned substances during her career. Some had been puzzled as to how the Los Angeles-born sprinter had managed to knock almost half a second off her pre best to clock A few weeks later, "Flo-Jo" followed that up with a new m world record in the Seoul final.

Her time of Olympic Committee, issued a statement in support of Griffith Joyner after release of the autopsy results. The cortex is the portion of the brain associated with language, speech and cognitive processes. The condition meant that within an oval of about an inch there were several empty spaces that filled with blood, Zaias said.

The angioma irritated brain cells, causing nerves to misfire and bringing on at least one seizure. Because she was sleeping face down, the seizure would have caused her head to turn to the right, which, combined with her getting caught in the bedding, obstructed her air passageway and caused her to suffocate. About 2. The seizures range from so mild they are hardly detectable to grand mal episodes in which muscles forcefully contract and the body goes rigid.

The roots of the problem lie in disruptions of nerve function in the brain, and in most cases the reason is unknown. Researchers are not certain exactly how the malformation, which can be inherited or arise during development, can induce epilepsy, he added. But the risk of seizures is increased when the vessel leaks blood, Risinger added. He also received the George Polk and the Selden Ring awards, among others. All Sections. About Us. Griffith-Joyner pounded out four sub efforts to qualify for Seoul.

There was already unsupported speculation that Griffith-Joyner was using performance-enhancing substances. At the same time, though, she was being lauded for her fashion on and off the track right down to her long and perfectly maintained fingernails, and Flo-Jo was polished in the interview room.

When the track competition at the Seoul Olympics began in late September, she found yet another gear. Her Four days later, though, she twice blew up the world record in the meters, lowering the mark to The disgraced Canadian sprinter became the story of the rest of the meet, deflecting potential criticism away from Flo-Jo.

Flo-Jo left Seoul with four medals , including a gold and a silver in relays, but she was not able to cash in on endorsements the way a triple gold medalist could have previously expected. Suspicions that Ben Johnson might not have been the only cheater in a sport that already had a reputation for PEDs limited endorsements at home for a number of stars, including Carl Lewis.

Citing lucrative promotional opportunities in Japan and a desire to start a family, Griffith-Joyner retired from track and field in February , flirting briefly with comebacks a few times in subsequent years. She mostly stayed out of the spotlight other than a few small acting roles and gave birth to a daughter in November