Ben Johnson of Canada won the men’s...
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Ben Johnson of Canada won the men’s 50 meters in 5.65 seconds, only 0.04 seconds from the world record.
Russian Irina Privalova won the women’s 50-meter dash in 6.04 seconds and the 200 in 22.64, beating Jamaican Merlene Ottey.
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