Names in the News - Feb. 22, 1989
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Florence Griffith Joyner, who won three Olympic gold medals and set two world records last year, was named winner of the 1989 Jesse Owens International Trophy Award, presented annually to the athlete who best personifies excellence in athletic performance and promotes sincere cooperation and understanding among people of all nations.
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