[5] He represented England in the discus and shot put events, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Therefore, its best to use Encyclopedia.com citations as a starting point before checking the style against your school or publications requirements and the most-recent information available at these sites: http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html. https://www.encyclopedia.com/women/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/slaney-mary-decker-1958, "Slaney, Mary Decker (1958) Budd's image, however, was tarnished before she ever stepped . Sports Illustrated named Slaney its 1983 Sportswoman of the Year. The 64-year-old runner was born in New Jersey, United States. When she ran, all eyes were riveted. She won the 1,500 and the 3,000, both by less than one second. Mary Decker-Slaney was an American icon. Decker won the race, and Budd finished in fourth place. Pulse-pounding stuff. There, at age 11, she entered a children's cross-country race. After the race, the two women shook hands and made up. Mary Decker was born on August 4, 1958 in Bunnvale, NJ. Although Slaney later said she regretted the outburst and did not believe Budd had deliberately tried to trip her, her popularity had suffered greatly. Mary Decker Slaney was born on August 4, 1958 in Flemington, New Jersey, USA as Mary Teresa Decker. Amid the international crowd of runners was a 18-year-old South African named Zola Budd, who famously ran barefoot. [10][11], After he retired in 1986 Slaney became a businessman. By 1984, she held every American distance record from 800 to 10,000 meters. After missing the 76 Olympics with an injury, plus the 1980 boycott, Slaney would never earn an Olympic medal. This record stood for 32 years until Shannon Rowbury ran 3:56.29 on July 17, 2015. Mary . 1 chore and favorite activity. Stress fractures of the ankle continued to plague Slaney in 1983, but they did not prevent her from winning against Olympic medalists at the World Track and Field championship in Helsinki. Decker later went on record as claiming that she was unfairly robbed of the LA 3000 meters gold medal by Budd, but said many years after the event "The reason I fell, some people think she tripped me deliberately. Decker had a successful 1985 season, winning twelve mile and 3000 meters races in the European athletics calendar, which included a new official world record for the women's mile of 4:16.71 in Zurich (Natalya Artyomova's 4:15.8 in 1984, not being ratified by the IAAF). I like the fact that I can jog for fitness, but to me theres a huge difference between jogging and running.. The American runner also apologised to Budd for shunning her in . Lets all put ourselves in that position and see how we would feel, how we would react., There was nothing subtle about Slaneys running style. Discover today's celebrity birthdays and explore famous people who share your birthday. On one hand, you feel really flattered people consider your career worthy, says Slaney. As a result, Mary Decker did not finish the race, which was won by Maricica Puica of Romania (Budd finished seventh). There are a lot of people in this world way, way worse off than I am, she says. Richard Slaney (m. 1985), Ron Tabb (m. 19811983). The rising star dominating middle-distance running thanks to a . She was previously married to Ron Tabb. At the first world championships, at Helsinki, Finland, in 1983, she won the 1,500 and the 3,000, a so-called Double Decker that prompted Sports Illustrated to name her sportswoman of the year. Mary Trips in the 3000-Meter Women's Olympic Race. Because of the misadventure at the L.A. Olympics, Slaney had consistently set fast paces off the block so that she could avoid running with the pack, a habit that brought her in 10th. 1958- In April 1999, the arbitration panel ruled against her, after which the IAAF through a retroactive ban, even though she was cleared to compete stripped her of a silver medal she had won in the 1500 meters at the 1997 World Indoor Championships. Earlier that year Budd had broken Decker's world record in the 5,000 metres, setting up a much-anticipated showdown in the 3,000-metre race at the Olympics. //