ecker strode across the finish upright, opened her eyes and coasted to a stop, her expression blank. "I hadn't seen her fall," she says. "My eyes had been shut. I didn't know I had won until I saw the replay on the scoreboard." Photograph by Brain Lanker Text by Kenny Moore By 1983, Mary Decker held seven American records and had broken seven world records in two years. In 1984, Decker gained additional notoriety as "the woman who was tripped by Zola Budd in the 3000-meter finals in the L.A. Games." Decker, now 38, competed in the 1996 Olympics despite her nearly two dozen leg, foot and ankle operations.
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