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Zola Budd (also known as Zola Pieterse; born 26 May 1966) is a South African middle-distance and long-distance runner. She competed at the 1984 Olympic Games for Great Britain and the 1992 Olympic Games for South Africa, both times in the 3000 metres .
Jun 21, 2018 · Zola Budd—now Zola Pieterse—reunited with Mary Decker Slaney in March for the first time in decades at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum for the making of the documentary The Fall; the film ...
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Jul 24, 2020 · Amid the international crowd of runners was a 18-year-old South African named Zola Budd, who famously ran barefoot. Because South Africa (still under apartheid) was banned from the Olympics, Zola ...
It was not medal-winning heroics that made Zola Budd a household name at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. Rather, the 18-year-old Budd found herself in the unflattering glare of the spotlight after a collision with her idol—and rival—American Mary Decker (later Mary Decker Slaney). Earlier that year Budd had broken Decker’s world record ...
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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 ...
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Aug 10, 2024 · Zola Budd (centre) on her way to a UK U20 3000m record in 1985. Myrtle Beach has been described as the golf capital of the world and Zola’s husband, Mike, is able to pursue his hobby on some of ...
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Oct 3, 2010 · Zola Budd Pieterse ran along the Boulder Creek Path on a pleasant Colorado morning as easily and lightly as she did in those sea change Olympic Games in Los Angeles back in 1984. Then, Budd was a ...
