Its a long time ago but I still remember the trip and fall in 1984 and the tears. I really felt desperately sorry for her that day, when years of work and dedication are for nothing because of a silly clash of feet.
This is quintessential Mary Decker. She ran like this when she was 14, competing against college-age women like Francie Larrieu. She would take the lead and let the others draft on her shoulder, but always maintaining the lead. Then as the race heated up towards the end, she would run just fast enough to stay ahead with a good finishing kick. That strategy served her very well over the years.
I grew up in the same town as Mary Decker in Glen Gardener, NJ in the 1970's and part of the 1980's. Our town had a tradition of National and World Class runners. Mary was the best in 1983 and 1985 and set multiple world and national records. I met Ron Tabb and her current husband the shot putter from the UK. I went on to become a Two-Time All-American and a World Class ranked runner having competed for New Balance,Etonic,and Kanagroos National Racing Teams from 1981 to 1984.
In case some of you don't know, this was the 1983 World Track and Field Championships. It was the first one ever held. They held them again in 1987 and in 1991, and they have been held in all odd numbered years since. the U.S. boycotted the 1980 Olympics and the Soviet Union boycotted in 1984 so this was the one and only important 3000 meters in which all the greatest runners participated in the early 80's which was Mary's era. Be sure to watch the 1500 meters in these Championships if you still question Mary's greatness.
@@DexterHaven Mary wanted to win she took heat for that but she was on the track to do a job and she did it well, she was an awesome competitor tough as nails.
@C B S Zaitseva looks like a man. Like a gross smelly sheepdog. Glad Mary beat her for sure. I hate the runners who look like men with wigs. I get many/most of them doped, and that is fine since it was the times, but atleast put on make up, fix your hair up, and make an attempt to look slightly feminine and attractive. Even Flo Jo did that, LOL!
In the world of track and field, the T&F World Championships is the equivalent of the Olympics, just not as much hype or fanfare. So Mary Decker did achieve success at the pinnacle of her field. That is worth celebrating.
Mary Decker still holds ARs in the 1500m, mile, 2000m, and 3000m, records that have lasted years and will continue to stand for years to come. Hopefully, not far from the future, we can see an athlete that not only has that amazing talent but also has the love Mary Decker had for the sport.
Elle Purrier just broke her indoor mile record last year I think. Perfect woman to break Mary's record too, humble and has a great head on her shoulders. Decker is such a legend.
mary makes the whole race. frontrunning like she is expending 6 to 8% more energy than the others. that is gutsy. front runners cant normally win a race. this is awesome!
My heart went out to all athletes in 1980 a cruel twist to boycott the Olympics in Moscow. They all work damn hard then have the rug pulled from under them. But for Mary Decker people of a certain age just hear that name & think 1984.
+Greenwolfe Green LOL... yeah okay then.. Decker was not ranked inside the world's top 10 in either the 1500 or 3000 meters in the 70's, in the 1500 meters she was ranked 6th in 80, 9th in 82, 1st in 83 & 85. In the 3000 meters it's much the same 1st in 83 & 85, 7th in 80 , 4th in 82 and 8th in 88. Those were her rankings inside the top 10 in the world.
@@jubbadupa So What; she kicked ass when the chips were down, and held the US records from 800m thru 10K, a formidable feat, a healthy Mary was tough to beat, she is the GOAT US female mid distance runner to date screw rankings it counts for nada.
@@mstrunn The only years she was the best were 1983 to 1985, 2 years. Saying she was the best for the decade is total horeshit. She didn't do anything in the "late 70s" to justify that she was close to the best, not sure what that idiot is smoking.
I was watching a clip of Zola Budd doing a 5k run she did it in just under 18 mins. I thought I was fast doing 3k in 13.47 secs. She was 46 I was 30. OMG. She is, like Mary Decker a naturally fast runner. Bravo both of them.
I watched Mary Decker during her illustrious career competing on the track. It was like Mary Decker was gliding on air, and the better the competition, Decker soared to a different level of tenacity.
Amazing audio quality on that tape. I really miss Charlie Jones, such a strong voice for track. Mary Decker won those two Helsinki races the only way she could, from the front controlling the race and staying away from the bumping
It's IMPERCEPTIBLE, Mary is kicking ,,,, flat out with 300 to go,,👍but you can't see it because of that beautiful STYLE, stride,,,,,with 💯 to go you can really see it in the others faces,,,,,look at fine athletes like Wendy sly,,,kazankina,,, they're lungs are oblitarated and Mary just strides on👍👌
I'm not sure if it's because I only really started watching athletics in 1985, and during that season Decker would basically go to the front of every race and run hard, but it was really odd to hear the commentators questioning that tactic.
I have given my best kick many a time down the stretch to the finish line. I remember not being able to feel my legs, eyes becoming watery and blurry, honestly not understanding why i haven't fallen. It can be pretty brutal.
I have always appreciated his unique point of view and take on things as a commentator as well! I found it especially so in that he has great moments over the years in explaining specifics that are either pros's or cons in a race in a way that the average lay person can understand. One great example I always think of is something I would consider somewhat out of his league (as a long distance guy) was his pointing out in 88 at Seoul just how well Evelyn Ashford was as a track relay runner. you can find that on youtube and its really just to simple yet brilliant in the way he explains it- she was literally given the baton onto her pinkies by FloJo het didn't let herself get flustered. I would not have otherwise noticed this as none of the other commentators seemed to take notice.
Sorry insane but decker was greatest us distance runner ever on the womans side. Joan benoit was awesome but decker dominated like no other american. Never had Olympic sucess so that of course hurts resume. Ran with such grace. Too bad everyone remembers only the Zola mistake.
I wish there was a taping of the time Decker (she was 14) threw a baton at a Soviet runner who cut in front of her in a relay. That was way back in the day and I don't know if it was even televised.
i don't think the USA will ever have another woman this lifetime run that fast across such an astounding range of events. however, given the year the American woman have had in 2009, there are more shooting stars creeping closer 2 her records. Jenny Barringer & Christin Wurth-Thomas both ran 3:59 1,500s. Shannon Rowbury & Anna Willard are right around 4 minutes. Barringer's best at steeplechase but has 5,000m speed so i wouldn't be surprised if they threaten her 2 & 3K records soon.
@karrtt1234 well, she should have won gold in olympcs and would have won if she didnt have such bad luck. she was either too young, hurt, or she fell during the race. Had she not had such bad luck at the olympics she would have won muliple medals no doubt. Regardless shes one of the best distance runners to ever live
When could she have won gold. 1976- No way. Kazankina (in her prime, not a frail weak old lady years past her prime like here) was way too strong in the 800 or 1500 for her to beat. The times in those races were insanely fast from 4 or 5 women too. I doubt she can even medal in either event. Maybe in a 3000 pr 5000 she would have a chance but that wasn't in the Games yet. 1980- Could not beat Kazankina in the 1500 again, and she didnt' even run the 800 typically. The first 3000 was not until 1984. Maybe a silver or bronze in the 1500. 1984- She didn't win the 1500 at her own Olympic Trials so she isn't winning that even if she runs it. Maybe the 3000, that was her only real shot of an Olympic Gold ever, but even there Puica was in top form and would have made it very close even if Mary had not fallen. She would have to take it out with 600 left to take the finishing kick out of Puica or she would lose.
Her only shot of a gold was in 84 really. It is not like she was going to win anything those other years, especialy with the 3000 (her best event by far) not included in the 76 or 80 Olympics.
@@Hever73 Get your facts straight Senor Morales, the test she took gave false positives, Mary was vindicated and reinstated and elected to the HOF in 2K3, that test is not given anymore.
@@mstrunn The HOF is full of drugs cheats. Marita Koch is in the Hall of Fame. Marita Koch who is like the biggest drug cheat ever. And if you dispute Koch is a drugs cheat I know you don't follow any Track and Field. She still holds the 400 metre WR by a long ways today which not even the doped up and super talented Perec could ever get within a half second of, and has some of the fastest times ever in the 200 metres still lasting today, and even won a medal in her 4th best event in the 100 metres at worlds once. A whole bunch of Soviets too, Masterkova who was a huge drugs cheat, I think that Kazankina girl who Mary beat here way past her prime and not running her best event, but who is a 3 time Olympic Champ in 76 and 80 from 800 and 1500 metres but a huge disgraceful drugs cheat who held some WRs until recently (when you hold a WR for 40 years something is probably wrong), that Soviet heptathlete who was later found to be a man or something is in. Maree Jose Perec another obvious drugs cheat (Koch's husband was her coach and she pulled out of Sydney Olympics last minute to avoid a drugs test) is in. Carl Lewis who is pretty much a confirmed long time drugs cheat in his post career is in. Heike Dreschler, another pretty obvious drug cheat, is in. The World Hall of Fame, not just the U.S one which is all Mary is in.
Yeah as if Mary Decker wasn't also on drugs, LMAO! The real winner of this race is probably Wendy Sly who came 5th behind Decker, an East German, 2 Soviets, probably all doped.
Still amazed at the time zola budd was accused of apparently tripping her up even though she was approximately a yard in front off her I mean is that even possible🤔🤔!! Lol😊👍!!
This is how Mary should've raced at Los Angeles. Instead, she listened to her new coach and got caught up in the pack, something she was totally uncomfortable with and ended up with the collision with Ms. Budd. Had she run her normal race, no accident would've taken place most likely.
This effort (along with her win in the 1500) is on the Mt. Rushmore of greatest wins in track history. It is just hard to put into words how difficult this victory was. She won this race from the front with those tough Russians with incredible kicks sitting on her the whole time.
@@Dee-zy5gh She failed a flawed drug test; the test was proven to give several false positives with women, that test is no longer given, she was reinstated and inducted into the HOF in 2K3, try a little research before you condemn.
@@mstrunn Being inducted in the Hall of Fame does not mean one was clean right through their career. Carl Lewis, as we now know, failed drug tests before the Seoul Games and he's in the Hall of Fame. That's a really absurd defence of Mary Decker in a discussion on drug usage.
@@Dee-zy5gh Apparently you did not understand what I said, Mary never had a problem with drug tests her entire career until she took that now defunct test when she was on Birth control pills, that test gave false positive results for several women and the test was barred. You also misread when I stated she was REINSTATED. As far as Carl Lewis; you don't know if he tested positive, there are rumors that's all, do you have a copy of the 1988 blood test results? I'm sure you weren't even born yet, I lived the era there is nothing you can tell me about Carl or Mary, lay off her she is the greatest female mid distance runner in US history to date. You want to talk about drug usage, talk about Regina Jacobs, and the Russians who we do know for certain were on drugs, show me proof not your ill informed speculation.
@@mstrunn No, I don’t have a copy of Carl Lewis’ failed drug tests. But Lewis himself admitted it, so it must be true:))) And let’s talk hard facts. Mary Decker was banned in 1997 by the IAAF for a high T/E ratio in her 1996 Olympics trials urine sample. Two years later, USA Track & Field cleared her. IAAF allowed her to compete while the case went to arbitration. Mary LOST the case. IAAF then imposed a retroactive ban, stripping her of her 1997 World Championship silver medal. Mary filed a suit against the IAAF and US Olympic Committee, but the court ruled that it had no jurisdiction. She appealed, but the verdict was upheld. So you see, Mary Decker was never exonerated. As of today, her medal at 1997 World Championship does not stand, her time is not recognised, and she is officially a cheat. PS: Love how you assumed I was born much later. I watched all the track events of the 1984 Olympics on TV, including the famous Budd-Decker race where Mary fell because of her own stupidity and then cried like a spoilt child.
The last ten seconds of the race should have been filmed better. The camera operator zoomed in too much and then you couldn’t see her out pace the other racers. There was no one else to compare Mary’s speed to. Then when the control room moved to another camera, that camera was zoomed out too far. The problem was the operator of the first camera zooming in on her. Sure zoom in some, but show at least two other racers.
karrtt1234 What do you mean? Oh maybe you mean the races when the other nobodies put a traget on her cause they couldn't beat her so why not knock her down.
Mstrunn, I agree! Mary Decker was amazingly fast and looked so graceful as she ran. And she was so pretty as well!! She was my idol as a child and it is because of her that I took up running. I ran Track and Cross Country all through high school and college and though my times suffered in comparison with Mary’s, I still enjoyed the sport.
@@mstrunn It is you who is clueless if you don't know the 80s were the all time height of doping in track and field, particularly on the womens side. Florence Griffith Joyner, Marita Koch, Ben Johnson, Linford Christie, Valerie Brisco Hooks, the entire GDR and Soviet teams, Jarmila Kratchilova, the list goes on forever, and those are just the most obvious ones. Every WR from 100 metres to 800 metres and some of the field events too. Until 2015 when some started to follow nearly even female track and field WR was from the 80s. That is not normal in any sport. So if you truly believe the 80s weren't a time when virtually everyone was heavily juiced, especialy the women, then you are probably on drugs yourself. Tell me do you also consider Flo Jo, Marita Koch, Jarmila Kratchilova, Jackie Joyner Kersee, or Decker's old rivals Tatiana Kazankina and Tatyana Dorovskikh clean? Please answer yes, I could use a good laugh. Flo Jo was so juiced it killed her by 40, ouch. Marita Koch was so juiced she is running times in the 400, the greatest 400 metre runner Maree Jose Perec who has infinitely more talent and better technique than Koch could not come anywhere near 20 years later. The 70s and 80s were just a huge steroids farce by everyone, worse on the female side than the mens.
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Its a long time ago but I still remember the trip and fall in 1984 and the tears. I really felt desperately sorry for her that day, when years of work and dedication are for nothing because of a silly clash of feet.
This is quintessential Mary Decker. She ran like this when she was 14, competing against college-age women like Francie Larrieu. She would take the lead and let the others draft on her shoulder, but always maintaining the lead. Then as the race heated up towards the end, she would run just fast enough to stay ahead with a good finishing kick. That strategy served her very well over the years.
Mary Decker and Joannie Benoit were great inspirations to me in running and life, and they still are.
In person she was a self-centered ass
The smooth way she run is so wonderful,
I grew up in the same town as Mary Decker in Glen Gardener, NJ in the 1970's and part of the 1980's. Our town had a tradition of National and World Class runners. Mary was the best in 1983 and 1985 and set multiple world and national records. I met Ron Tabb and her current husband the shot putter from the UK. I went on to become a Two-Time All-American and a World Class ranked runner having competed for New Balance,Etonic,and Kanagroos National Racing Teams from 1981 to 1984.
Did Mary Decker ever meet Bruce Springsteen?
In case some of you don't know, this was the 1983 World Track and Field Championships. It was the first one ever held. They held them again in 1987 and in 1991, and they have been held in all odd numbered years since. the U.S. boycotted the 1980 Olympics and the Soviet Union boycotted in 1984 so this was the one and only important 3000 meters in which all the greatest runners participated in the early 80's which was Mary's era. Be sure to watch the 1500 meters in these Championships if you still question Mary's greatness.
Love how she found another gear as the frontrunner. Usually a closer does that.
@@DexterHaven Mary wanted to win she took heat for that but she was on the track to do a job and she did it well, she was an awesome competitor tough as nails.
in Helsinki
@C B S Zaitseva looks like a man. Like a gross smelly sheepdog. Glad Mary beat her for sure. I hate the runners who look like men with wigs. I get many/most of them doped, and that is fine since it was the times, but atleast put on make up, fix your hair up, and make an attempt to look slightly feminine and attractive. Even Flo Jo did that, LOL!
Thanks Grrenwolfe for the tip re the ‘83 1500m. Wow what a race! Cheers
mary won our hearts
In the world of track and field, the T&F World Championships is the equivalent of the Olympics, just not as much hype or fanfare. So
Mary Decker did achieve success at the pinnacle of her field. That is worth celebrating.
Mary Decker still holds ARs in the 1500m, mile, 2000m, and 3000m, records that have lasted years and will continue to stand for years to come. Hopefully, not far from the future, we can see an athlete that not only has that amazing talent but also has the love Mary Decker had for the sport.
Most World and American records are from that era since it was the all time height of doping, led by the East Germans. So that is no surprise.
Elle Purrier just broke her indoor mile record last year I think. Perfect woman to break Mary's record too, humble and has a great head on her shoulders. Decker is such a legend.
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@@tylerbam7183 so, are you saying that MD was doped? On another note, many World and Olympic records have been broken in more recent years.
Are you watching Kaitlyn Tuohy.
she's more than likely gonna take most of these records
I remember Mary Decker as an 800 m runner early on. A beautiful runner and female.
mary makes the whole race. frontrunning like she is expending 6 to 8% more energy than the others. that is gutsy. front runners cant normally win a race. this is awesome!
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Charlie was a solid T&F announcer. Always liked him. RIP Charlie.
Beautiful running style by Mary Decker.
I like her legs! I want them.
You don't want her current legs.
Saw her in the '84 LA Olympics. She was beautiful until tripped up by another runner. She got back up and ran. A champion.
The highlight of Mary Decker's international career. Unfortunately, she never won the one medal she wanted; Olympic gold.
"The Thrill of Victory!" and "The Agony of Defeat."😷
My heart went out to all athletes in 1980 a cruel twist to boycott the Olympics in Moscow. They all work damn hard then have the rug pulled from under them. But for Mary Decker people of a certain age just hear that name & think 1984.
Yeah thanks to that little gremlin Zola Budd, who ruined it for her.
Mary just finds a whole other gear at the end. Unbelievable.
Mary Decker was the greatest track runner of her time. The late 70's to 1985. About a decade. No one else was close.
+Greenwolfe Green LOL... yeah okay then.. Decker was not ranked inside the world's top 10 in either the 1500 or 3000 meters in the 70's, in the 1500 meters she was ranked 6th in 80, 9th in 82, 1st in 83 & 85. In the 3000 meters it's much the same 1st in 83 & 85, 7th in 80 , 4th in 82 and 8th in 88. Those were her rankings inside the top 10 in the world.
@Marissa Elene Nadieja yeah? Give us some of your times, please!!!!!!!!!!
@@jubbadupa So What; she kicked ass when the chips were down, and held the US records from 800m thru 10K, a formidable feat, a healthy Mary was tough to beat, she is the GOAT US female mid distance runner to date
screw rankings it counts for nada.
@@mstrunn The only years she was the best were 1983 to 1985, 2 years. Saying she was the best for the decade is total horeshit. She didn't do anything in the "late 70s" to justify that she was close to the best, not sure what that idiot is smoking.
@@jubbadupa Yeah she was never the best outside of 83 or 85.
That was a wicked finishing kick!
Mary Decker had some leg speed, I recall reading somewhere she went 23.6 for a 200 meter at the end of a workout.
I was watching a clip of Zola Budd doing a 5k run she did it in just under 18 mins. I thought I was fast doing 3k in 13.47 secs. She was 46 I was 30. OMG. She is, like Mary Decker a naturally fast runner. Bravo both of them.
It was beautiful to watch Mary run, she was so graceful and smooth. She had her moment in the sun, it just wasn't in the Olympics.
The Democrats took care of that.Ford said that if he were elected,the team would have gone to Moscow.
@@rentslave are you on drugs?
She had the best form of any runner in that era, and still.
She was the best middle distant runner of all time.......but, a major cry baby unfortunately
Such unbiased commentary.
Mary was awesome
+Claire GOAT, incredible desire and motivation, she just wanted to win, nothing wrong with that.
I watched Mary Decker during her illustrious career competing on the track. It was like Mary Decker was gliding on air, and the better the competition, Decker soared to a different level of tenacity.
What a great athlete Mary Decker was,she was a phenom.
Amazing audio quality on that tape. I really miss Charlie Jones, such a strong voice for track. Mary Decker won those two Helsinki races the only way she could, from the front controlling the race and staying away from the bumping
wow magnificent running
Decker was incredible she just dominated entire races,she led from the front and always had the kick at the end.
It's IMPERCEPTIBLE, Mary is kicking ,,,, flat out with 300 to go,,👍but you can't see it because of that beautiful STYLE, stride,,,,,with 💯 to go you can really see it in the others faces,,,,,look at fine athletes like Wendy sly,,,kazankina,,, they're lungs are oblitarated and Mary just strides on👍👌
Mary Decker! America’s greatest of all time
Mary's form is literally perfect.
Love her stride.
What a brave runner Decker was.
Mary is simply the best!💟
She was awesome.
That was some kick at the end. Even the announcers didnt believe Mary could do it.
What prophetic words "She's not gonna get tripped or fall down" . One year later it was all over. OMG.
I'm not sure if it's because I only really started watching athletics in 1985, and during that season Decker would basically go to the front of every race and run hard, but it was really odd to hear the commentators questioning that tactic.
I remember that.
I have given my best kick many a time down the stretch to the finish line. I remember not being able to feel my legs, eyes becoming watery and blurry, honestly not understanding why i haven't fallen. It can be pretty brutal.
I always liked Frank Shorter's commentary.
I have always appreciated his unique point of view and take on things as a commentator as well! I found it especially so in that he has great moments over the years in explaining specifics that are either pros's or cons in a race in a way that the average lay person can understand. One great example I always think of is something I would consider somewhat out of his league (as a long distance guy) was his pointing out in 88 at Seoul just how well Evelyn Ashford was as a track relay runner. you can find that on youtube and its really just to simple yet brilliant in the way he explains it- she was literally given the baton onto her pinkies by FloJo het didn't let herself get flustered. I would not have otherwise noticed this as none of the other commentators seemed to take notice.
Sorry insane but decker was greatest us distance runner ever on the womans side. Joan benoit was awesome but decker dominated like no other american. Never had Olympic sucess so that of course hurts resume. Ran with such grace. Too bad everyone remembers only the Zola mistake.
I wish there was a taping of the time Decker (she was 14) threw a baton at a Soviet runner who cut in front of her in a relay. That was way back in the day and I don't know if it was even televised.
Yes. It was televised! I saw it. Early 1973. Probably on CBS.
Mary was all heart an tough!
Smooth as oil baby !
Fenomenale!!!!
i don't think the USA will ever have another woman this lifetime run that fast across such an astounding range of events.
however, given the year the American woman have had in 2009, there are more shooting stars creeping closer 2 her records.
Jenny Barringer & Christin Wurth-Thomas both ran 3:59 1,500s. Shannon Rowbury & Anna Willard are right around 4 minutes.
Barringer's best at steeplechase but has 5,000m speed so i wouldn't be surprised if they threaten her 2 & 3K records soon.
@karrtt1234 well, she should have won gold in olympcs and would have won if she didnt have such bad luck. she was either too young, hurt, or she fell during the race. Had she not had such bad luck at the olympics she would have won muliple medals no doubt. Regardless shes one of the best distance runners to ever live
When could she have won gold.
1976- No way. Kazankina (in her prime, not a frail weak old lady years past her prime like here) was way too strong in the 800 or 1500 for her to beat. The times in those races were insanely fast from 4 or 5 women too. I doubt she can even medal in either event. Maybe in a 3000 pr 5000 she would have a chance but that wasn't in the Games yet.
1980- Could not beat Kazankina in the 1500 again, and she didnt' even run the 800 typically. The first 3000 was not until 1984. Maybe a silver or bronze in the 1500.
1984- She didn't win the 1500 at her own Olympic Trials so she isn't winning that even if she runs it. Maybe the 3000, that was her only real shot of an Olympic Gold ever, but even there Puica was in top form and would have made it very close even if Mary had not fallen. She would have to take it out with 600 left to take the finishing kick out of Puica or she would lose.
Her only shot of a gold was in 84 really. It is not like she was going to win anything those other years, especialy with the 3000 (her best event by far) not included in the 76 or 80 Olympics.
@@bfc3057 Yes! Those Soviet 800/1500 runners ran some insane times in the 70s and 80s.
Mary is a beast. Mary beat the Russians and they were all on drugs.
including herself but if every one else is doing it then is it ok which is in this case.
@@Hever73 Get your facts straight Senor Morales, the test she took gave false positives, Mary was vindicated and reinstated and elected to the HOF in 2K3, that test is not given anymore.
@@mstrunn The HOF is full of drugs cheats. Marita Koch is in the Hall of Fame. Marita Koch who is like the biggest drug cheat ever. And if you dispute Koch is a drugs cheat I know you don't follow any Track and Field. She still holds the 400 metre WR by a long ways today which not even the doped up and super talented Perec could ever get within a half second of, and has some of the fastest times ever in the 200 metres still lasting today, and even won a medal in her 4th best event in the 100 metres at worlds once. A whole bunch of Soviets too, Masterkova who was a huge drugs cheat, I think that Kazankina girl who Mary beat here way past her prime and not running her best event, but who is a 3 time Olympic Champ in 76 and 80 from 800 and 1500 metres but a huge disgraceful drugs cheat who held some WRs until recently (when you hold a WR for 40 years something is probably wrong), that Soviet heptathlete who was later found to be a man or something is in. Maree Jose Perec another obvious drugs cheat (Koch's husband was her coach and she pulled out of Sydney Olympics last minute to avoid a drugs test) is in. Carl Lewis who is pretty much a confirmed long time drugs cheat in his post career is in. Heike Dreschler, another pretty obvious drug cheat, is in. The World Hall of Fame, not just the U.S one which is all Mary is in.
Yeah but she was on drugs too lol
Yeah as if Mary Decker wasn't also on drugs, LMAO! The real winner of this race is probably Wendy Sly who came 5th behind Decker, an East German, 2 Soviets, probably all doped.
Mary should chill out and have a Budd.
Thats class. Budweiser if your watching you can use that in your commericials if you like.
Still amazed at the time zola budd was accused of apparently tripping her up even though she was approximately a yard in front off her I mean is that even possible🤔🤔!! Lol😊👍!!
Mary Mary!
Those commentators didn’t have much faith in her. Out of all those “women”, she was the only one with a wonderfully pure runner’s body.
This is how Mary should've raced at Los Angeles. Instead, she listened to her new coach and got caught up in the pack, something she was totally uncomfortable with and ended up with the collision with Ms. Budd. Had she run her normal race, no accident would've taken place most likely.
and also won the 1,500! it was even more impressive if that is possible
"the best in the world".
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Great run from Mary. I think our girl, Wendy, probably ran 4 bends x 2m x 4 laps....er. ....more than 25m more than anyone else.....
Jump to 6:24 to hear a neutral commentator.
C était la dernière blonde qui régnait les demi fonds avant que les dames d Afrique règnent jusqu a maintenant
Why no there the Olympic Champion Maricica Puica? 🇷🇴
This effort (along with her win in the 1500) is on the Mt. Rushmore of greatest wins in track history. It is just hard to put into words how difficult this victory was. She won this race from the front with those tough Russians with incredible kicks sitting on her the whole time.
@Rick We know now the Russians were on drugs and Mary still kicked their asses both as a junior and senior runner.
Mary got those Russians..🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
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Years before Kerrigan
Marys the best best best
mary brought it
1997 she ran 1500m of the world indoor championships and won silver
Ummm. She failed a drug test in 1996. With enough of drugs, she can win even today.
@@Dee-zy5gh She failed a flawed drug test; the test was proven to give several false positives with women, that test is no longer given, she was reinstated and inducted into the HOF in 2K3, try a little research before you condemn.
@@mstrunn Being inducted in the Hall of Fame does not mean one was clean right through their career. Carl Lewis, as we now know, failed drug tests before the Seoul Games and he's in the Hall of Fame. That's a really absurd defence of Mary Decker in a discussion on drug usage.
@@Dee-zy5gh Apparently you did not understand what I said, Mary never had a problem with drug tests her entire career until she took that now defunct test when she was on Birth control pills, that test gave false positive results for several women and the test was barred. You also misread when I stated she was REINSTATED. As far as Carl Lewis; you don't know if he tested positive, there are rumors that's all, do you have a copy of the 1988 blood test results? I'm sure you weren't even born yet, I lived the era there is nothing you can tell me about Carl or Mary, lay off her she is the greatest female mid distance runner in US history to date. You want to talk about drug usage, talk about Regina Jacobs, and the Russians who we do know for certain were on drugs, show me proof not your ill informed speculation.
@@mstrunn No, I don’t have a copy of Carl Lewis’ failed drug tests. But Lewis himself admitted it, so it must be true:)))
And let’s talk hard facts. Mary Decker was banned in 1997 by the IAAF for a high T/E ratio in her 1996 Olympics trials urine sample. Two years later, USA Track & Field cleared her. IAAF allowed her to compete while the case went to arbitration. Mary LOST the case. IAAF then imposed a retroactive ban, stripping her of her 1997 World Championship silver medal. Mary filed a suit against the IAAF and US Olympic Committee, but the court ruled that it had no jurisdiction. She appealed, but the verdict was upheld. So you see, Mary Decker was never exonerated. As of today, her medal at 1997 World Championship does not stand, her time is not recognised, and she is officially a cheat.
PS: Love how you assumed I was born much later. I watched all the track events of the 1984 Olympics on TV, including the famous Budd-Decker race where Mary fell because of her own stupidity and then cried like a spoilt child.
Mary was always very pretty
that look at 6:31
The last ten seconds of the race should have been filmed better.
The camera operator zoomed in too much and then you couldn’t see her out pace the other racers. There was no one else to compare Mary’s speed to. Then when the control room moved to another camera, that camera was zoomed out too far. The problem was the operator of the first camera zooming in on her. Sure zoom in some, but show at least two other racers.
karrtt1234 What do you mean? Oh maybe you mean the races when the other nobodies put a traget on her cause they couldn't beat her so why not knock her down.
Wow. I’ve never seen this. She had an engine that just refused to yield. We’ll done
Is there nowhere to see this entire race? :-(
I have the broadcast on vhs.
It was so good that she slap the soviet doped runner in their face, with a magnificent last 100m
Mary is racing against men?
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How bias was those U.S commontators.
Least favourite runner. One hit wonder.
age ... that's what happened !
another olympic gold for Mary ??? what gold has she ever won ?
+karrtt How about the World Championships, Grand Prix 85 final in the 3K and numerous US and world records, enough for you?
who's Normal Tracking ??? MD rules
Mary Decker ?
I say Zola Budd..
I say
Olympic 3000m Finals 1984
I watched that race live in 1984
haven't heard the term fartlek since 1983
@stflat It's very popular with the Kenyans, Kipchogie uses it.
Charlie Jones and Frank Shorter were ok. Wyomia Tyus was a much better runner than announcer.
Bob Boldridge Areed.
Just a pity we had to listen to all the names all the time!! Think the commentry was really really up to crap!!!
this is when american announcers really cheered on the american athletes...can't tell who they are pulling for these days...ha ha
The announcers are all Democrats.They chant Death To America.
decent among the kennel club on the track
+Ashley Put your picture up, you wish you looked and excelled like Mary!
Mstrunn, I agree! Mary Decker was amazingly fast and looked so graceful as she ran. And she was so pretty as well!! She was my idol as a child and it is because of her that I took up running. I ran Track and Cross Country all through high school and college and though my times suffered in comparison with Mary’s, I still enjoyed the sport.
Those Russians had no style, lnot much leg lift, not much real mobility. Amazing how they could run so fast.
As exciting as that race was, that commentary was possibly the worst I have ever heard!
Unfortunately, there are worse :(
The American commentary was absolutely awful
Drug cheats all beaten.
LOL Mary was a huge drugs cheat. I have no idea who in this race wasn't, Wendy Sly maybe.
Druggie Mary Decker won over another big druggie Kazankina who was 2nd, so no idea what the fuck you are talking about.
@@tylerbam7183 Screw you bam bam you have no idea what you are talking about!
@@mstrunn It is you who is clueless if you don't know the 80s were the all time height of doping in track and field, particularly on the womens side. Florence Griffith Joyner, Marita Koch, Ben Johnson, Linford Christie, Valerie Brisco Hooks, the entire GDR and Soviet teams, Jarmila Kratchilova, the list goes on forever, and those are just the most obvious ones. Every WR from 100 metres to 800 metres and some of the field events too. Until 2015 when some started to follow nearly even female track and field WR was from the 80s. That is not normal in any sport.
So if you truly believe the 80s weren't a time when virtually everyone was heavily juiced, especialy the women, then you are probably on drugs yourself. Tell me do you also consider Flo Jo, Marita Koch, Jarmila Kratchilova, Jackie Joyner Kersee, or Decker's old rivals Tatiana Kazankina and Tatyana Dorovskikh clean? Please answer yes, I could use a good laugh. Flo Jo was so juiced it killed her by 40, ouch. Marita Koch was so juiced she is running times in the 400, the greatest 400 metre runner Maree Jose Perec who has infinitely more talent and better technique than Koch could not come anywhere near 20 years later. The 70s and 80s were just a huge steroids farce by everyone, worse on the female side than the mens.
Today...only Black wonmens
Doping.🤬🤬😭😭👿👿
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