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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. In 1984 (unratified) and 1985, she broke the world record in the 5000 metres.
Joan Benoit Samuelson (born May 16, 1957) is an American marathon runner who was the first women's Olympic Games marathon champion, winning the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. [2] She held the fastest time for an American woman at the Chicago Marathon for 32 years after winning the race in 1985.
The men's 100 metres sprint event at the 1984 Olympic Games took place between August 3 and August 4. [1] Eighty-two athletes from 59 countries participated. [ 2 ] Each nation was limited to 3 athletes per rules in force since the 1930 Olympic Congress.
This was the first ever 3000 meters race for women at the Olympics. The race is still remembered because of the fall of world champion Mary Decker after a collision with Zola Budd. [1] The winning margin was 3.51 seconds. This was the only time the women's 3,000 metres was won by more than one second at the Olympics.
At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, 41 events in athletics were contested. There were a total number of 1273 participating athletes from 124 countries. Women's marathon, women's 3000 meters, and women's 400 meters hurdles debuted at these Games.
Joaquim Carvalho Cruz (born 12 March 1963) is a Brazilian former middle-distance runner, winner of the 800 meters at the 1984 Summer Olympics.He is one of only ten men, and in August 1984 became the second man, to run the 800 metres in less than 1 minute 42 seconds.
EUGENE, Ore. — Quincy Wilson, a 16-year-old from Bullis School outside Washington D.C., finished sixth with a time of 44.94 in Monday’s 400-meter final at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials.
Ironically, Bitok defeated the next runner, Japan's Yutaka Kanai, by 18 seconds, while only 7.5 seconds separated Kanai from the second-last runner, the United States' Pat Porter. The last runner to complete the race, Japan's Masanari Shintaku, finished over 20 seconds behind Porter.