Correction for the speed of Flo-Jo
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How fast is 17,000 centimeters per minute?
It's about three-tenths as fast as Flo-Jo
The speed of Flo-Jo is about 56,230 centimeters per minute.
(at the Seoul Olympics, 1998) (a.k.a. Florence Griffith-Joyner, a.k.a. Florence Delorez Griffith) (swimmer; 1959-1998)
Setting a world record in 1988, Flo-Jo ran a 200 m in 0:21.34 for an average speed of 56,230 centimeters per minute. Known as a 200 m runner, Joyner also set a record time in a 100 m race at in 1987.