Zola Budd
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Zola Budd is a South African-born middle-distance runner best known for her barefoot racing style and controversial participation for Great Britain in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zola Budd canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Olympic athlete
ⓘ
human ⓘ long-distance runner ⓘ middle-distance runner ⓘ |
| acquiredCitizenshipBy | fast-tracked British citizenship through her grandfather's ancestry ⓘ |
| birthName | Zola Budd self-link ⓘ |
| competedFor |
Great Britain
ⓘ
South Africa ⓘ |
| continentOfBirth | Africa ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
South Africa
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1966-05-26 ⓘ |
| discipline | track and field ⓘ |
| distanceSpecialization | middle and long distances ⓘ |
| era | 1980s athletics ⓘ |
| event |
1500 metres
ⓘ
3000 metres ⓘ cross country running ⓘ |
| fullName | Zola Pieterse ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| knownFor |
barefoot running
ⓘ
controversial eligibility for Great Britain at the 1984 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| language | Afrikaans ⓘ |
| laterActivity | masters and road running ⓘ |
| laterResidence |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| mediaReputation | one of the most controversial figures of the 1984 Olympics ⓘ |
| nationalityAt1984Olympics | British ⓘ |
| nationalTeam |
Great Britain Olympic athletics team
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Britain women's athletics team
South African women's athletics team ⓘ |
| notableIncident | collision with Mary Decker in the 3000 metres at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics ⓘ |
| occupation | athlete ⓘ |
| olympicEvent | women's 3000 metres at the 1984 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| participatedIn | 1984 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Bloemfontein
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surface form:
Bloemfontein, South Africa
|
| politicalContext | controversy related to South Africa's apartheid-era sporting boycott ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin |
Orange Free State Province
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surface form:
Free State province, South Africa
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| setWorldRecordIn | women's 5000 metres ⓘ |
| sport | athletics ⓘ |
| status | retired athlete ⓘ |
| style | often raced barefoot on track ⓘ |
| surnameAfterMarriage | Pieterse ⓘ |
| trainingEnvironment | often trained and raced without shoes ⓘ |
| worldRecordStatus | former world record holder ⓘ |
| worldRecordType | women's 5000 metres track world record ⓘ |
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