Soviet Wins Gymnastics Title

Svetlana Boginskaya finished with two perfect scores Friday in winning the women’s all-around title and leading a 1-2-3 Soviet sweep at the World Gymnastics Championships at Stuttgart, West Germany.

With the victory, the Soviet Union also completed a sweep of the women’s and men’s team and all-around individual titles.

Boginskaya finished with a flawless 10 on the vault, shutting out Romania’s Daniela Silivas, who had hoped to finish her career with a major title.

Silivas, who had been in the running for gold until then, fell off the balance beam and out of the medal race, dropping to 12th overall.

Brandy Johnson of the United States placed seventh, just ahead of compatriot Sandy Woolsey.