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Aug 18, 2020 · Here are 9 surprising facts you need to know about Mary Decker and Zola Budd. 18 August 2020. Rex / Shutterstock. The 3,000m clash between Mary Decker and Zola Budd at the LA Games of 1984 has ...
Aug 13, 2013 · A new ESPN documentary relives the ambitions and anguish of American track superstar Mary Decker, whose run-in with Zola Budd during the ’84 Olympics would define her legacy.
Jan 6, 2020 · When the track announcer introduced Mary Decker, the roar from the crowd was deafening, leaving little doubt who the favorite was. The hometown girl had returned to her Southern California roots and was expected to shortly reap the reward long denied her. Above the noise of the crowd, the track announcer pleaded for quiet for the start.
Jul 19, 2016 · American Mary Decker, 26, was the gold-medal favorite in the women’s 3,000m race, and she was expected to be challenged by Zola Budd, an 18-year-old barefoot runner from South Africa who controversially received British citizenship earlier that year. She applied for the citizenship on the basis of her grandfather being British because South ...
Mar 18, 2012 · Mary made some calls and with handler/trainer Dick Brown's consent, she entered the 10,000 with Mary Shea's American record ( 32:52.5) in mind. Earlier in June, Decker had set a new world record ...
Mary Decker, 26, had been competing since the age of 13, but had never made it to an Olympics. She missed the 1976 Games because of injuries, and was kept out of the 1980 Olympics in Moscow by the U.S. boycott. As The Times noted in a preview, attention had centered on Decker for the 1984 Games after she won the 1,500 and 3,000 meter races at ...
