Flo-Jo funeral

The funeral of Florence Griffith-Joyner, who died on Monday, will be held tomorrow it was announced last night.

The funeral of Florence Griffith-Joyner, who died on Monday, will be held tomorrow it was announced last night.

America's triple Olympic gold medallist and women's world record holder at 100 and 200 metres will be buried following a service at Saddleback Valley Community Church in Lake Forest, south of Los Angeles in California.

Griffith-Joyner was found dead at her Los Angeles home following a suspected heart attack although initial autopsy results have been inconclusive. She was 38.

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