Zola Budd 'world record' 2000 metres

[@christoels8110]

A standing ovation, and rightfully so!! What an amazing talent she was. I had always looked up to her. Looking back now, and reliving the past brings tears to my eyes. You will for ever and the day be a heroine of many Zola. Thank you for being humble throughout your career. God bless.

[@grl9917]

She did always have a gentle yet strong and independent soul.

[@redd605]

I was there , one thing I loved about the crystal palace is you can watch from the crystal palace station walk way down to the stadium and crystal palace park zoo terrace and indoor athletics terrace. Behind the scoreboard. This was one of the best ever meetings because it was really packed with crowds even between the gaps of jubilee and main stands which I have never seen before.

[@toddhyatt4778]

Like a lot of young men then, I had an enormous crush on Zola, as lissome a lass as ever was or ever will be. In fact, I think all the guys I ran with were at least a little in love with Miss Budd, the barefoot waif from South Africa. Can anyone blame us? At eighteen years old (as here) the svelte Zola stood five feet two inches tall and weighed shy of ninety pounds. Just a slip of a girl, yet she generated extraordinary power. A true prodigy. And cute as a button in the bargain. Alas, a cruel world beat her up, as it has done to so many, even the greats. Especially the greats. One wonders how many more records Zola might have set if not for the vile political vilification of a schoolgirl and the disheartening incident in the Olympics. Decades later, after family tragedy and marital difficulties, Zola started a new life and found happiness near Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, where she lived for twelve years. In November 2021, Zola and her family returned to South Africa. The strange saga of this lovely girl has come full circle. Surely I'm not the only man who never fell out of love with Zola Budd.

[@michaeljohnson7282]

Todd yes i share your boyhood crush on Zola growing up in Cape Town i was privileged to see her break the 5000m world record in 1983. I was standing as a spectator in the 8th lane at Coetzenburg Stadium in Stellenbosch on a barmy summers evening and to this day apart from her monumental accomplishment i will never forget how small she looked every time she wizzed past me. I hope she realises how she is loved and admired by so many.

[@gakaface]

Wow! That was a fantastic race! As well as Budd, Boxer was tenacious and Benning had a beautiful running style.

[@simonedwards5564]

ONE OF THE GREATEST RUNS OF ALL TIMES!!!!!!!!!!

[@VioletPosy]

Wow I was there that day, my school sent a load of us to look after the Athletes clothes while they were competing. Thrilled to see me and my friends at 7.17. I've still got her's and Christina Boxer's autographs from that evening. Amazing to see it again after so long, thanks for sharing.

[@MsEustaciaVye]

you ARE a sweetie liz!!

[@Gica-bv4zk]

Bravo maricica puica

[@crxdelsolsir]

Wow you have a video proof you were in a memorable moment in sports history! That is fantastic! Btw are you the second one from the left? I think 4 in your group right?

[@jimmymack1973]

It always mystified me why people said Zola couldn't sprint at the finish - here she is outsprinting a 1,500m specialist!

[@ndubanesol111]

Zola you are my hero, i look up to you, a true patriot & very humble servant. God bless you

[@paulonatanaeldossantossana3909]

James McLuckie zola igualando abebe bikila

[@simonedwards5564]

ZOLA DIDN'T EXACTLY OUTSRINTED HER RIVALS,,,SHE WORE THEM OUT,,, TOTALLY!!!!! AND JUST KEPT GOING At just over 66'6 per lap in barefoot back in 1984 is ASTONISHING!!!!!!!!

[@jimmymack1973]

@@simonedwards5564 That is true but she did show obvious turns of speed during that last lap. She reacted several times to Benning and Boxer coming up to her shoulder.

[@nickpilgrim1966]

Cant believe its 40 years. She handled it so well. Incredible talent.

[@ivansanders8459]

Possibly the greatest clash ever between two British world class female distance runners. Breathtaking!

[@wouterswanepoel5753]

Except that Zola was and still is South African.

[@TimmyTickle]

@@wouterswanepoel5753 Zola is as British as Meghan Markle

[@waderedelinghuys6114]

Not the British coming to claim this one 😂

[@camryncrick]

Zola budd is South African.she just moved to Britain

[@samuelmostert7417]

She's taking her running very seriously. Love this woman

[@sbtbfanatic]

It is amazing that she was able to run so fast without shoes and with such an odd running form. She appears to swing her arms across her body instead of moving them in the same direction she is running.

[@Kidsgrove49]

Thanks for uploading that race, I watched it at the time but haven't seen it since. I knew the result and my memory of the race itself was good. What surprised me was the way the paparazzi were allowed to chase her around the track after the race. It is all so much more controlled today. I agreed with her decision to run in Britain. International politics is a long term business. A career in athletics is so brief that politics should not be allowed to interfere.

[@grl9917]

Her Dad basically made the decision for her to compete for the UK. She was still just a teenager. She lived for a long time in the US and recently moved back to South Africa.

[@Dezzy-e8b]

I used to watch her practice on my school grounds on the west rand before she became world famous, she was so young and talented, it was strange seeing her again 25 years later sitting on a bench looking out at the sea, on the Eastern Cape Coast, could not help thinking what was going on in her mind, how time flys

[@bobtrouper]

Lovely memory.

[@Dinu-desculţ]

Excellent! This is another reason for me to say that BAREFOOT IS THE BEST !!! All the sport shoes is hard, uncomfortable. I also run barefoot :D

[@kbaillieux]

zola, just amazing. i grew up watching her talent, and boris beckers too.

[@claytongabriels7941]

Goosebumps moment!

[@stephanfourie6879]

Huge zb fan!!! One of my all time favorite races! And then brendon foster still thinks aaah these 2 girls will outsprint zola!!!!!

[@johnconway6267]

And our own Sonia O'Sullivan (I'm Irish ! ) beat Zola Budd's record 10 years later at Crystal Palace :-). Sonia clocked 5.25 and within weeks she had also produced a new European record at 3,000m.

[@thegreatalyssa]

Except Zola's record was broken in a race at Crystal Palace in '86 with Maricica Puica, Yvonne Murray and Zola Budd getting 3rd. Sonia O'Sullivan broke Maricica's record. In that '86 race Zola was very injured, it's surprising she ran that well. There is a video of that last lap of the '86 race somewhere. And there is a video of O'Sullivan's WR 2000m too.

[@jeremyhomewood9573]

@@thegreatalyssa mmmmmmmm nine years after this and STILL the ever green Yvonne Murray finished 2nd to Sonia o, Sullivan 💥💥💥🌟💥 boy she hung about WHAT A FANTASTIC LEGEND YVONNE IS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@stephanfourie6879]

But how good was sonia at 18!!!???

[@stephanfourie6879]

But how good was sonia at 18!!??

[@waderedelinghuys6114]

Who cares. Enjoy the video paddy.

[@brokl26]

Dude is commenting on Budd not pushing the pace. Watch him effortless she’s running. So smooth. And has that cuteness as well. Tough runner.

[@brokl26]

Calling her a “little girl” seems a bit weird. Not so much condescending in my mind, but it just sounds weird. Usually it’s “young lady”. It made me laugh a bit. Loved watching her race.

[@rodneybjornstad9016]

Very Very impressive run!

[@RogerDearing-xy5hl]

Beautiful Zola nailed them !! .. ♥ xx

[@TheSunseaker322]

zola was a true racer, politics fucked her up, politics have no place in sport what a wast of a great talent.

[@simonedwards5564]

THAT AND A WELL KNOWN ATHLETE RUNNING INTO THE BACK OF HER IN THE 1984 OLYMPICS 3000m :

[@kevinsimmons6911]

zola budd legend its a long way to trip a mary

[@lemonblemon]

Brilliant! Thanks so much for sharing this bobtrouper.

[@alive4627]

Wow! So happy I came across this video.

[@Elrezodesobediente]

Thanks a lot for sharing.

[@zaksblaze]

The Jedi Zola Budd respect

[@karate_girl_ibiza]

I loved Zola as a child. ❤

[@athleat101]

We should all run bare foot!!!!

[@keirbateman267]

Yes I agree in the long term it may be a good thing if you are fortunate enough to have nice clean surfaces to run on but the advantage of spikes on a track of any composition is obvious or am I missing something? I think Zola or anyone else running barefoot must lose at least one second per lap. I don't think any 100 m. sprinters would like to start without blocks.

[@markparfett5380]

❤❤❤ Zola would certainly have been the greatest female middle distance athlete of all time I’m sure but for the challenges of dealing with adults that took advantage of her for their own personal gain.

[@jeremyhomewood7740]

FANTASTIC DAYS !!!!!

[@gunguy1999]

I know Mrs.Zola in person

[@jimmymack1973]

@harryandsimba Harry, it was the 3,000m and the last two laps of it are on Bob's YoutTube channel (i.e. this one). I agree, it was a magnificent race.

[@kevinbarton9052]

Zola Budd is one leggy Olympic runner. Make me think she should do a Jean Nate After Bath Splash commercial involving Olympic women running.

[@Dezzy-e8b]

I grew up in the free State in South Africa it was not strange to run bear foot, we played rugby bear foot, Zola was from the free State so it was usual for us free state children, we played rugby on sand patches, ran on dirt roads with no shoes

[@bobtrouper]

I was fascinated by her. I tried barefoot running too, it was invigorating.

[@bonstad]

Dibaba just split 5:28 for her last 2000m of the new "indoor" 3000m world record. This record was 5:33.

[@camdelmar]

I think you’re forgetting that this race was run in 1984. It’s not a fair comparison.

[@rachael-777]

Run in true South African style...barefoot!

[@Mshoneybadger]

Hi. We would like to use this footage in a short film about Zola for her alma mater, Stellenbosch University. Could you let us know where it comes from?

[@bobtrouper]

I’ll have a check, when ‘The Fall’ documentary was released initially, this video was withdrawn from KZbin on copyright infringement. I’ll see if I still have the info

[@user-te4jw8gk7h]

When Athletics was passionate

[@alvarocanini9963]

Zola Budd, mezzofondista, gareggiò a piedi scalzi per la Gran Bretagna e poi per il Sud Africa. Ai Giochi di Los Angeles 1984, nei 3000 metri, ebbe un rovinoso contatto con Mary Decker, beniamina di casa. Ora confessa: "Quando capii che a cadere era stata Mary, decisi di non impegnarmi più".

[@kimberleylcd8051]

Zola Budd une légende

[@brynne9481]

This was on my birthday! Funny coincidences...

[@gary1961]

Zola was brilliant here and went on to become a fantastic player for Chelsea and Italy ...... !

[@deankeith830]

"aren't these modern doctors marvelous" : Chuffer Dandridge ; thespian

[@proyectosit-sapmora8284]

Incredible performance of this no-shoes girl. But what a bad quality of the video images. The video resolution technology was very poor in the 80s. What?

[@AWMul]

Cool name !

[@sparkleintherain9205]

I love it because she push's the yank out of the way.

[@usmanhar]

"Ma'am, your forgot your shoes" ....

[@fredt3727]

And we all know the grip and traction you get from wearing spikes!!

[@chrismia2402]

Zola was amazing! A true world class athlete. Pity about those stupid clowns who hounded a little girl off the track.

[@H4rryPotterF4n]

She's wearing no shoes that's just wow

[@deankeith830]

Take a look on you tube at her winning the world cross country championships.... bare foot on a wet course

[@simonedwards5564]

@@deankeith830 YEAH 1986 THAT WAS "THE" TORTUROUSLY# TRETAROUS,,# COURSE ZOLA IS SLIPPING, TRIPPING ALL OVER THE PLACE AND STILL KICKS EVERY ONE IN THAT WORLD CLASS FIELD!!!!!!! WHAAAAAAT A FANTASTIC PERFORMANCE!!!!!!!!

[@jonmcintire9067]

Zola Budd is alanis morrisette 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

[@tobyhart]

isn't that ironic

[@clayanderson4058]

Thoroughbred!

[@JohnHoulgate]

Who's the commentator.His voice sounds a lot like MEP Nigel Farage.

[@shehran6936]

I came here from CodyCross anyone else?

[@badgermcspoon11]

State of them photographers at the end, she is trying a do a lap of honour and there a bunch of clowns in her way.

[@noelmoodley2003]

Barefoot...wow...once in a lifetime talent

[@AnneliseFortuin]

Ons eie Fast and the furious

[@pierre-yvesguerin2796]

VENI VIDI VICI

[@johnkennedy8795]

Bare Foot Babe,x

[@ForgetmenotEire]

@FattrollysChannel clearly sonia was better with a wr of 5.25 for 2km and her 3km 8.21 was pure class for its time

[@stephanfourie6879]

No need to mention sonia o Sullivan here!!!! How good was she at 18!!??

[@Irondiesel]

One of the runner Worlds biggest cheaters. Zola Budd. known for cheap sportsmenship. She should be stripped of her records and medals. To bad there was no blood test back then. Don't coment to me Unless you were there on the track also. Just except the truth.

[@sedwards8870]

Johnny .Bravo she got tested all the time she was fantastic

[@tinusoosthuizen86]

what a box

[@stephanfourie6879]

Jy praat kak!!!

[@cw5733]

I wasn't there SFW. Can you prove anything? No you can't. You just speaking jou kop se K#K. Zola was brilliant.

[@connellrobinson1364]

NOB