Griffith Joyner won three gold medals at the 1988 Olympic Games. Their daughter, Mary Ruth, was born in 1990. Griffith-Joyner died from an epileptic seizure at the age of 38 in 1998.
The passage describes the life of Griffith Joyner, an Olympic athlete who achieved fame and then tragically passed away at a young age. It also highlights the birth of his daughter, Mary Ruth, which occurred after his athletic career ended.