Mary was the greatest! As a female runner she inspired me and so many others. Zola also was incredible and it is such a beautiful thing to watch them both!
if ANY human being male or female was born and created to run it was MARY... look at her stride/gait.. she's like a graceful machine, a female human secretariat! awesome, she is utter "poetry in motion"..
Wow, I'd forgotten what a tremendous runner Mary Slaney was--she was so smooth and so fluid, and try as they may those other women just could never pass her.
Remarkable race one of the greatest womens mile ever this the Olympic final we should of had in 1984 but Zurich made up for it.what a fantastic stadium and atmosphere the old Zurich stadium had ,sadly gone.in which Lausanne the other side of lake Geneva in Switzerland has inherited the atmosphere of the old Zurich , to host fantastic diamond league
thanks jimmymack1973, got all these Zola Budd videos off of a cool guy who offered to copy them for me, they are a good account of moden athletics history
I don't think she would've won.....did you see the strain on her face as she qualified for the final in LA? Maricica would've beaten her anyway. But I love Mary and as it's pointed out her great years were 83 to 85....she is definitely one of the greatest middle distance runners. Beautiful stride pattern! Just unfortunate not to win an Olympic medal. Love Zola Budd as well....the barefoot African gazelle! Those were the good days of middle distance running.
Mary Decker had one of the most beautiful strides in track and field. Right up there with Seb Coe's
Remember seeing this at the time - one of the most exciting races I've ever seen.
Mary was the greatest! As a female runner she inspired me and so many others. Zola also was incredible and it is such a beautiful thing to watch them both!
if ANY human being male or female was born and created to run it was MARY... look at her stride/gait.. she's like a graceful machine, a female human secretariat! awesome, she is utter "poetry in motion"..
She was on PEDS throughout her life, nothing graceful about that. Her inability to win Olympic gold was poetic justice.
Wow, I'd forgotten what a tremendous runner Mary Slaney was--she was so smooth and so fluid, and try as they may those other women just could never pass her.
Zola Budd is amazing. Love her.
The commentator is Ron Pickering
Mary always led ahead of all runners at the start. She and Zola are the greatest female runners of all times.
They really aren't.
Mary Decker has to go down as one of the greatest, if not the greatest female runners of all time.
Remarkable race one of the greatest womens mile ever this the Olympic final we should of had in 1984 but Zurich made up for it.what a fantastic stadium and atmosphere the old Zurich stadium had ,sadly gone.in which Lausanne the other side of lake Geneva in Switzerland has inherited the atmosphere of the old Zurich , to host fantastic diamond league
1:07 ... Poor Puica nearly topples over!
Beautiful woman, beautiful to watch.
thanks jimmymack1973, got all these Zola Budd videos off of a cool guy who offered to copy them for me, they are a good account of moden athletics history
Hassan just broke Mary’s meet record yesterday, this record was there a long time
have a few others, will post soon
She ruled the roost except for LA in '84(she would've won,. just an unfortunate accident) This '85 year she was clearly back and better than ever.
The only years she was best were 83 and 85. She is great, but lets not pretend like she had a long reign on top of the sport.
I don't think she would've won.....did you see the strain on her face as she qualified for the final in LA? Maricica would've beaten her anyway. But I love Mary and as it's pointed out her great years were 83 to 85....she is definitely one of the greatest middle distance runners. Beautiful stride pattern! Just unfortunate not to win an Olympic medal. Love Zola Budd as well....the barefoot African gazelle! Those were the good days of middle distance running.
@@royestondsouza4069Still having some pretty darn good days
Now after ten ten I think Mary is the best after the fall in 1984 I think maricica would never make it
#slaney #doped