Trivia: In 1988, who ran the fastest 100-meter dash in women’s history?
Wilma Rudolph
Florence Griffith Joyner
Irena Szewinska
Marion Jones
The correct answer is Florence Griffith Joyner
So why is this answer correct? : During the 1988 U.S. Olympic trials in Indianapolis, Indiana, Griffith Joyner ran the 100-meter in a record-breaking 10.49 seconds, a time which hasn’t been matched by a woman since. At that year’s Games in Seoul, “Flo-Jo” won three gold medals and ran the 200-meter in 21.34 seconds, shattering the previous record held by Marita Koch.