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Zola Budd

1966 - Today

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Zola Budd (also known as Zola Pieterse; born 26 May 1966) is a South African middle-distance and long-distance runner. She competed at the 1984 Olympic Games for Great Britain and the 1992 Olympic Games for South Africa, both times in the 3000 metres. In 1984 (unratified) and 1985, she broke the world record in the 5000 metres. She was also a two-time winner at the World Cross Country Championships (1985–1986). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2024). Zola Budd is the 3,275th most popular athlete (down from 2,681st in 2024), the 292nd most popular biography from South Africa (down from 256th in 2019) and the 18th most popular South African Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Zola Budd ranks 3,275 out of 6,025. Before her are Kelsey-Lee Barber, Kerstin Behrendt, Hanne Haugland, Harri Eloranta, Véronique Claudel, and Julio César La Cruz. After her are Robert Harting, Paul Chelimo, Yulimar Rojas, Lesley Thompson, Melaine Walker, and Bogdan Musioł.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Zola Budd ranks 782. Before her are Anke von Seck, Heike Warnicke, Vitaliy Savin, Dav Pilkey, Véronique Claudel, and Jan Einar Thorsen. After her are Joel Sánchez, Martina McBride, Lynda Lemay, Yuko Arimori, Carlos Navarro Montoya, and María Pujalte.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Zola Budd ranks 292 out of 454. Before her are ZP Theart (1975), Pierre Issa (1975), David Adams (1970), J. R. Rotem (1975), Patricia de Lille (1951), and Kelsey-Lee Barber (1991). After her are Matthew Booth (1977), Anele Ngcongca (1987), Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters (1995), Neil Turok (1958), Péter Nagy (null), and Cliff Simon (1962).

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Among ATHLETES In South Africa

Among athletes born in South Africa, Zola Budd ranks 18. Before her are Clarence Oldfield (1899), Lillian Board (1948), Stefan Mitrović (null), Caster Semenya (1991), Wayde van Niekerk (1992), and Kelsey-Lee Barber (1991). After her are Péter Nagy (null), Mbulaeni Mulaudzi (1980), Zhang Jian (null), Elana Meyer (1966), L. J. van Zyl (1985), and Frantz Kruger (1975).

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