sentences:  Florence Griffith-Joyner (3rd Leg) took over and ran solidly, handed over to Evelyn Ashford (anchor), who in very impressive fashion made up three metres on Marlies Göhr and led the US team to victory by a clear metre.The winning time was down (41.98 seconds) on the U.S record due to sloppy baton exchanges.It was superior basic speed and sheer talent that won the U.S their second consecutive gold in this event.