World Gymnastics Championships : Soviet Union’s Korolev Wins All-Around Title; Gushiken Finishes 13th

MONTREAL — Yuri Korolev gained redemption along with his gold medal Friday night.

The Soviet gymnast, world champion four years ago but not even a finalist in the all-around event in 1983, gave the Soviet Union a sweep of the three titles awarded thus far at the World gymnastics championships.

Korolev, who entered the final round of all-around competition in third place, took over the lead with a 9.9 on his first event, the vault, and pulled away from there.

Also the 1981 all-around champion, Korolev finished the competition with a 117.850 composite score. The maximum possible was 120.0.

Second place went to Vladimir Artemov, the Soviet gymnast who was co-leader going into the finals with East German Sylvio Kroll.

Artemov had a final score of 117.55 and Kroll had a 117.3 for third place.

The gold medal was the fifth straight men’s all-around championship for the Soviet Union.

Fourth place went to China’s Xu Zhiqiang with a score of 117.250, and Soviet Valentin Mogilnyi was fifth at 117.150. A fraction back in sixth was Olympic bronze medalist Li Ning, who competed with a sore shoulder and scored 117.125.

Olympic all-around champion Koji Gushiken dropped from seventh after the team competition to 13th with a score of 115.275.

Scott Johnson of Lincoln, Neb., was 22nd with a 113.725, and Tim Daggett of Los Angeles, who fell twice, managed only a 113.525 for 25th place.

Doctors who examined injured gymnast Jennifer Sey discovered that she had a broken thighbone rather than a dislocated knee as first suspected, U.S. team officials announced.

The 16-year-old gymnast from Haddonfield, N.J., was hurt falling from the uneven parallel bars Thursday night during women’s team competition.

Sey’s leg was set and put in a cast, and she returned to her hotel Friday.