Collision Course: The Olympic Tragedy of Mary Decker and Zola Budd

by Jason Henderson and Jason Henderson

Mary Decker's clash with Zola Budd at the 1984 Los Angeles Games is one of the biggest and most controversial events in Olympic history. In a head-to-head that gripped the imagination of the world, the 3000 metres race pitted the experienced and glamourous world champion from the host nation against a prodigious, teenage waif from South Africa wearing a hastily-organised British flag on her vest and, memorably, no shoes on her feet.

Disastrously,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1909715360
• ISBN13: 9781909715363
• Release Date: August 2017
• Publisher: Arena Sport
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 2.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.1"