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    Mary Teresa Slaney (formerly Tabb, née Decker, born August 4, 1958) is an American retired middle-distance runner. During her career, she won gold medals...
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  • IAAF recognized times to the hundredth of a second starting in 1981. Note: Decker ran 4:17.55 indoors in Houston on 16 February 1980, but this time was rejected...
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  • student, he worked sealcoating driveways in Erie. Decker graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1985 with a BA in English and from Carnegie Mellon...
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  • Kym Karath (Film: "The Sound of Music") is 64. Hall of Fame track star Mary Decker Slaney is 64. Actor Lauren Tom is 63. See also: "Almanac". The News-Item...
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    Mary Lou Retton (born January 24, 1968) is an American retired gymnast. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, she won a gold medal in the individual...
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    race as a duel between Budd and world champion Mary Decker of USA. However, experts expected that Decker's main competition would be Romanian Maricica Puică...
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    athlete Jackie Joyner-Kersee. Griffith and Joyner had one daughter together, Mary Ruth Joyner, born November 15, 1990. On September 21, 1998, Griffith Joyner...
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    Romania won the 3000 meters, known for the Mary Decker vs. Zola Budd rivalry. World champion and heavy favorite Decker fell after a controversial collision...
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    Salazar moved into coaching. By 1996 this included middle-distance runner Mary Decker, who at the age of 37 qualified for the 5000 meters at the Atlanta Olympics...
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    remembered because of the fall of world champion Mary Decker after a collision with Zola Budd. Mary Decker won the first heat to claim the new Olympic record...
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