Zola Budd
1500 m: 3:59.96
1 Mile: 4:17.57
3000 m: 8:28.83
| Women's Cross Country | ||
|---|---|---|
| Competitor for Great Britain | ||
| World Championships | ||
| Gold | 1985 IAAF World Cross Country Championships | Individual Long Race Women |
| Gold | 1986 IAAF World Cross Country Championships | Individual Long Race Women |
Zola Pieterse (born Zola Budd, 26 May 1966 in Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa), is a former Olympic track and field competitor who, in less than three years, twice broke the world record in the women's 5000 metres and twice was the women's winner at the World Cross Country Championships. Budd's career was unusual in that she mainly trained and raced barefoot. Her achievements on the track were often overshadowed by the political controversy she aroused during her short stay in the United Kingdom.
Read more about Zola Budd: Women's 5000 Metres World Record, Arrival in Britain, 1984 Olympic 3000 Metres, International Competition, Marriage and Beyond, Cultural Impact
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