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Budd Trips Decker at the '84 Olympics (1984)
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Radiotopia
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audio
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History
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History
Publication Date |
Aug 10, 2023
Episode Duration |
00:17:50

It’s August 10th. In 1984, at the LA Olympics, South African Zola Budd and American Mary Decker are facing off in the incredibly hyped-up 3000m final. But neither would finish, as Budd tripped Decker with just a couple laps to go.

Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss why this was such a dramatic moment — not just on the track, but geopolitically.

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