Florence “Flo-Jo” Griffith-Joyner
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Florence “Flo-Jo” Griffith-Joyner was an American sprinter, Olympic champion, and world-record holder widely regarded as one of the fastest women in history.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Flo-Jo | 1 |
| Florence "Flo-Jo" Griffith Joyner | 1 |
| Florence Delorez Griffith-Joyner | 1 |
| Florence Griffith Joyner | 1 |
| Florence “Flo-Jo” Griffith Joyner | 1 |
| Florence “Flo-Jo” Griffith-Joyner canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1795011 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Florence “Flo-Jo” Griffith-Joyner Context triple: [Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery, hasNotableBurial, Florence “Flo-Jo” Griffith-Joyner]
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A.
Carl Lewis
Carl Lewis is an American track and field legend renowned for his multiple Olympic gold medals and dominance in sprinting and long jump during the 1980s and 1990s.
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B.
Catherine Vance Freeman
Catherine Vance Freeman was the wife of U.S. Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz and a prominent Navy spouse who supported his long naval career and public life.
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C.
Bonnie Watson Coleman
Bonnie Watson Coleman is an American Democratic politician serving in the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey and known as the first Black woman elected to Congress from the state.
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D.
Edwin Moses
Edwin Moses is an American track and field legend best known for his dominance in the 400-meter hurdles, including an unprecedented winning streak and multiple Olympic gold medals.
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E.
Asafa Powell
Asafa Powell is a Jamaican sprinter renowned for repeatedly breaking the 100-metre world record in the mid-2000s and for his consistent presence among the fastest men in history.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Florence “Flo-Jo” Griffith-Joyner Target entity description: Florence “Flo-Jo” Griffith-Joyner was an American sprinter, Olympic champion, and world-record holder widely regarded as one of the fastest women in history.
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A.
Carl Lewis
Carl Lewis is an American track and field legend renowned for his multiple Olympic gold medals and dominance in sprinting and long jump during the 1980s and 1990s.
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B.
Catherine Vance Freeman
Catherine Vance Freeman was the wife of U.S. Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz and a prominent Navy spouse who supported his long naval career and public life.
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C.
Bonnie Watson Coleman
Bonnie Watson Coleman is an American Democratic politician serving in the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey and known as the first Black woman elected to Congress from the state.
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D.
Edwin Moses
Edwin Moses is an American track and field legend best known for his dominance in the 400-meter hurdles, including an unprecedented winning streak and multiple Olympic gold medals.
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E.
Asafa Powell
Asafa Powell is a Jamaican sprinter renowned for repeatedly breaking the 100-metre world record in the mid-2000s and for his consistent presence among the fastest men in history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American track and field athlete
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Olympic athlete ⓘ human ⓘ sprinter ⓘ world record holder ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | epileptic seizure ⓘ |
| competedIn |
1983 World Championships in Athletics
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1984 Summer Olympics ⓘ 1987 World Championships in Athletics ⓘ 1988 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1959-12-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1998-09-21 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
California State University, Northridge
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University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ |
| event |
100 metres
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200 metres ⓘ 4 × 100 metres relay ⓘ |
| fullName |
Florence “Flo-Jo” Griffith-Joyner
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Florence Delorez Griffith-Joyner
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| givenName | Florence ⓘ |
| height | 173 cm ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam | UCLA Bruins women's track and field ⓘ |
| nickname |
Florence “Flo-Jo” Griffith-Joyner
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Flo-Jo
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| notableFor |
being one of the fastest women in history
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distinctive one-legged racing suits ⓘ long, decorated fingernails ⓘ |
| occupation |
athletics coach
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sprinter ⓘ |
| OlympicMedal |
gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in 100 metres
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gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in 200 metres ⓘ gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in 4 × 100 metres relay ⓘ silver medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in 200 metres ⓘ silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in 4 × 400 metres relay ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
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| placeOfDeath |
Mission Viejo, California
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surface form:
Mission Viejo, California, United States
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| relative |
Al Joyner
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surface form:
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
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| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence |
Aliso Viejo, California
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surface form:
Aliso Viejo, California, United States
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| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| sport | athletics ⓘ |
| spouse | Al Joyner ⓘ |
| worldRecord |
women's 100 metres
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women's 200 metres ⓘ |
| worldRecordDate |
1988-07-16
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1988-09-29 ⓘ |
| worldRecordPlace |
Indianapolis
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surface form:
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Seoul ⓘ
surface form:
Seoul, South Korea
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| worldRecordTime |
10.49 seconds in women's 100 metres
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21.34 seconds in women's 200 metres ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Florence “Flo-Jo” Griffith-Joyner Description of subject: Florence “Flo-Jo” Griffith-Joyner was an American sprinter, Olympic champion, and world-record holder widely regarded as one of the fastest women in history.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Florence "Flo-Jo" Griffith Joyner
Florence “Flo-Jo” Griffith-Joyner
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fullName
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Florence “Flo-Jo” Griffith-Joyner
self-linksurface differs
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subject surface form:
Florence Griffith-Joyner
this entity surface form:
Florence Delorez Griffith-Joyner
Florence “Flo-Jo” Griffith-Joyner
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nickname
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Florence “Flo-Jo” Griffith-Joyner
self-linksurface differs
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subject surface form:
Florence Griffith-Joyner
this entity surface form:
Flo-Jo
She Persisted: 13 American Women Who Changed the World
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depicts
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Florence “Flo-Jo” Griffith-Joyner
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this entity surface form:
Florence Griffith Joyner
Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, California, United States
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hasNotableBurial
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Florence “Flo-Jo” Griffith-Joyner
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subject surface form:
Inglewood Park Cemetery
this entity surface form:
Florence “Flo-Jo” Griffith Joyner