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Aug 13, 2013 · Mary Decker, Zola Budd and The Fall Heard 'Round the World. DEFEAT. A new ESPN documentary relives the ambitions and anguish of American track superstar Mary Decker, whose run-in with...
Dec 18, 2022 · American women weren't exactly at the top of the food chain in the distance running world, as the with the introduction of middle distance events at the Olym...
Jul 18, 2016 · Mon 18 Jul 2016 19.01 EDT. It was the most infamous fall in Olympic history and now Zola Budd has told how she deliberately slowed down after she tangled with Mary Decker who came crashing to the...
In Zola Budd: Collision and Controversy. …collision with her idol—and rival—American Mary Decker (later Mary Decker Slaney). Earlier that year Budd had broken Decker’s world record in the 5,000 metres, setting up a much-anticipated showdown in the 3,000-metre race at the Olympics.
The only athlete ever to hold every American record from 800 meters to 10,000 meters, Mary Decker Slaney continues to own the U.S. women's records in the 1500 (3:57.12), mile (4:16.71) and 3000 (8:25.83).
Mary Decker has been the greatest American female middle distance and distance runner. She was a prodigy, breaking American records indoors when she was only 15, and won AAU titles indoors and out in 1974.
Mary Decker has been the greatest American female middle distance and distance runner. She was a prodigy, breaking American records indoors when she was only 15, and won AAU titles indoors and out in 1974.
