Budd, Zola, 1966-

LC control no.	n 85154826
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Budd, Zola, 1966- *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Associated country	South Africa
Associated place	Great Britain United States
Birth date	1966
Place of birth	Bloemfontein (South Africa)
Profession or occupation	Track and field athletes Olympic athletes
Found in	Vine, B. Zola, 1984: t.p. (Zola Budd) p. 8, etc. (b. 5/26/66, Olympic runner) Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience, Second Edition, accessed January 2, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Budd, Zola; track and field athlete; born 1966 in Bloemfontein, South Africa; set an unofficial world record (1984); qualified for the 1984 Olympic Games as a British citizen; won the 3000-meter event and set a world record for the 5000-meter distance at the European Cup, London (1985); won the world cross-country championship (1985-1986); set a world indoor record for the 3000-meter (1986); ran with an integrated South African team at the Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain (1992); returned to competition at age thirty-six and ran the 2003 London Marathon; her trademark has been her barefoot running style; moved to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina (2008); took part in the 2008 New York City Marathon)