Zola
Budd, SAF, Athletics
Budd
was a member of the 1984 Great Britain Olympic Athletics Team.
She will always be remembered in the United States for her infamous
clash with the late Mary Decker (Slaney) in the 3000m at the 1984 Los
Angeles Olympic Games. Decker
was on world record pace after three laps when Budd overtook her, the
two brushed against each other with Decker tripping and crashing out of
the race to cause one of the most dramatic of Olympic incidents.
Budd was exonerated by video replays.
The barefoot athlete from Bloemfontein, South Africa just wanted
to run and did just that, shattering records and winning medals in the
process. She has won the world cross-country title and attained gold in
the 3000m at the Europa Cup in Moscow.
