Complex sentence: In the final, however, she pulled a hamstring muscle and fell; the other main favourite, Marlies Göhr of East Germany (who had already beaten Ashford earlier that year) went on to win.
Split into simpler sentences: In the final, however, she pulled a hamstring muscle and fell. The other main favourite, Marlies Göhr of East Germany (who had already beaten Ashford earlier that year) went on to win.