Florence Griffith-Joyner

Florence Griffith-Joyner

female, deceased (1998)
African American, athlete, cause of death disputed, Los Angeles Olympics, track and field athlete, silver medal…UCLABruinstrackandfield
Florence Griffith-Joyner (born Delorez Florence Griffith), also known as Flo-Jo (December 21, 1959 - September 21, 1998) was an American track and...
Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Jackie Joyner-Kersee

female, 47 years old
Olympic gold medalist, 100 m hurdles, Nike endorser, as of June 2007, Sports Illustrated, African American…track and field athlete, UCLABruinstrackandfield, UCLA, UCLA Bruins women's basketball player
Jackie Joyner-Kersee (born March 3, 1962) is a retired American athlete, ranked amongst the all-time greatest heptathletes. She won three gold, one...
Evelyn Ashford

Evelyn Ashford

female, 52 years old
African American, UCLABruinstrackandfield, American, 1984 Summer Olympics, from the United States, University of California, Los Angeles alumni…track and field athlete
Evelyn Ashford (born April 15, 1957 in Shreveport, Louisiana) is an American athlete, the 1984 Olympic champion in the 100 m. Arguably the greatest...
Gail Devers

Gail Devers

female, 42 years old (Seattle, Washington, United States)
African American, athlete, American hurdler, University of California, Los Angeles alumni, 1988 Summer Olympics, track and field athlete…UCLABruinstrackandfield
Yolanda Gail Devers (born November 19, 1966 in Seattle, Washington, USA) is a three-time Olympic 100 m champion in athletics for the US Olympic...
Rafer Johnson

Rafer Johnson

male, 74 years old
from Texas, American, Pi Lambda Phi, University of California, Los Angeles alumni, track and field athlete, 1960 Summer Olympics…UCLA, UCLABruinstrackandfield
Rafer Lewis Johnson (born August 18, 1935) is a former American decathlete. Johnson was born in Hillsboro, Texas, but moved to Kingsburg,...
Joanna Hayes

Joanna Hayes

female, 32 years old
African American, Women's 100m Hurdles, cross-country running, University of California, Los Angeles alumni, Homelessness, advocacy…UCLABruinstrackandfield, track and field
Joanna Dove Hayes (born December 23, 1976) is an American runner, who won the gold medal in the Women's 100m Hurdles at the 2004 Summer Olympics at...
Monique Henderson

Monique Henderson

female, 26 years old
African American, athlete, 2004 Olympic Games, African American sportspeople, Athens, Greece, University of California, Los Angeles alumni…UCLABruinstrackandfield, track and field
Monique Henderson (born February 18, 1983 in San Diego, California) is a track and field athlete, competing internationally for the United States....
Ato Boldon

Ato Boldon

male, 35 years old
Ato Jabari Boldon, Afro-Trinidadian, Senate of Trinidad and Tobago, Olympic competitor for Trinidad and Tobago, United National Congress, From Trinidad and Tobago…UCLABruinstrackandfield, Trinidad and Tobago athlete, trinidad and tobago, Member of the Senate of Trinidad and Tobago
Ato Jabari Boldon (born December 30, 1973) is a retired athlete from Trinidad and Tobago, the 1997 200 m World Champion and four-time Olympic medal...