Felix made history during her third Olympics by taking three gold medals and becoming the first woman to accomplish the feat since Florence Griffith-Joyner in 1988.
But the current men's world record has since improved to 9.58 (Usain Bolt), while the women's record is still the 10.49 set by Florence Griffith-Joyner in 1988.
In 1993 she was chosen by Bill Clinton to co-chair the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports and a year later she established the Florence Griffith-Joyner Foundation to help underprivileged children.