Florence Griffith Joyner, another African American runner, was one of them. Griffith Joyner became the second American woman in 1988 to win three gold medals in the same Olympics. She went on to win six Olympic medals in all. Wilma Rudolph was overjoyed to watch the success of other African American female athletes. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce was declared the world's fastest woman, but not many people watched it. Marion Jones completes a hat trick for the United States of America, becoming the third fastest female sprinter in history. She was the second-fastest for eleven years until Jeter beat her by a fraction of a second. Jones was born on October 12, 1975, and flew the flag in another country. Florence Griffith Joyner, another African American runner, was one of them. Griffith Joyner became the second American woman to win three gold medals in the same Olympics in 1988. She went on to win six Olympic medals in all. Wilma Rudolph was overjoyed to watch the success of other African American female athletes.