The Soviet Union won the team championship...
The Soviet Union won the team championship in a dual women’s gymnastics meet with the United States at Columbus, but Brandy Johnson took all-around honors.
Johnson, whose 16th birthday is today, won the vault, uneven bars and floor exercise to total 39.575 points to beat out Soviets Elena Sazonenkova, with 39.375 points, and Svetlana Baitova, with 39.325.
The Soviets had 195.875 points, to 194.725 for the United States.
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