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Mary Teresa Slaney (formerly Tabb, née Decker, born August 4, 1958) is an American retired middle-distance runner. During her career, she won gold medals in the 1500 meters and 3000 meters at the 1983 World Championships and was the world-record holder in the mile, 5000 meters and 10,000 meters.
Jul 24, 2020 · The American Mary Decker was poised to win the gold; she’d been denied the chance four years earlier. Amid the international crowd of runners was a 18-year-old South African named Zola Budd, who ...
American track-and-field middle-distance runner. Name variations: Mary Decker. Born Mary Teresa Decker on August 4, 1958, in Bunnvale, New Jersey; one of four children of John Decker (a New Jersey tool-and-die maker) and Jacqueline Decker; married Ron Tabb (a marathoner), in 1981 (divorced 1983); married Richard Slaney (a British discus thrower ...
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...
2:02.87. 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). Her greatest international achievement came at the 1983 World Championships in Helsinki, where she won the 1500 and 3000 meters -- a ...
Mary Decker | American athlete | Britannica. Contents. Mary Decker. American athlete. Also known as: Mary Decker Slaney. Learn about this topic in these articles: race with Budd. In Zola Budd: Collision and Controversy. …collision with her idol—and rival—American Mary Decker (later Mary Decker Slaney).
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 Zola...
