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Is 851 meters per hour as fast as Flo-Jo?

It's about one-fortieth as fast as Flo-Jo
The speed of Flo-Jo is about 33,740 meters per hour.
(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 33,740 meters per hour. Known as a 200 m runner, Joyner also set a record time in a 100 m race at in 1987.
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