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Book SynopsisFollows Mary Decker and Zola Budd through their lives and careers, telling the story behind the controversy of their collision at the 1984 Olympics.
Olympic Collision relives one of the most famous incidents in Olympic history, its legacy, and what has happened to both athletes since.
Trade Review"Keiderling provides insight into how the sports machine works and particularly into how athletes remember long-ago events on the field—for they remain fresh to both Decker and Budd, each of whom went on to endure other travails off the track. A sprint down Memory Lane for fans of sports history, particularly sports controversies."—
Kirkus"A fascinating story . . . . Skillfully written with much truth and compassion."—Julian Richfield,
Cape Times"Keiderling does a magnificent job of building up the tension as Decker and Budd's stories move toward their eventual literal collision at the 1984 Olympics."—Pam R. Sailors,
Aethlon"A highly entertaining page-turner and a must read."—Christopher Kelsall,
Athletics Illustrated“A fascinating look behind-the-scenes at one of sport’s most shocking incidents. A tale of greed, human nature, and how it affected two amazingly talented runners.”—Marty Liquori, ABC analyst for the 1984 Olympics and former number one in the world in mile and five-thousand-meter races
"This book is a fascinating insight into the lives of two exceptional runners and will interest both people who remember the event in 1984 when their lives collided, as well as anyone interested in competitive running."—Danielle Sellwood,
Sport Sister"The stories of these two female runners and the one moment that will link the two of them together forever make for a great read."—
Window Into Books"
Olympic Collision is absolutely a perfect book that I am going to rave and recommend to one and all."—
Underrated Reads"The stories of these two female runners and the one moment that will link the two of them together forever make for a great read."—
Guy Who Reviews Sports Books"
Olympic Collision is absolutely a perfect book that I am going to rave and recommend to one and all."—
Underrated ReadsTable of ContentsAcknowledgments
Abbreviations
1. Starting Line
2. First Steps
3. Off with the Gun
4. Healing the Body
5. Dirty Little Secret
6. Running for Jenny
7. The Kid Comes Back with a Swoosh
8. Out of Africa
9. Gathering Storms
10. Rings of Fire
11. Dream Chasers
12. A Split Second That Will Live Forever
13. Coming and Going
14. The Phoenix Rises
15. World Champ
16. Rematch
17. World Champ Again
18. Mother Mary
19. Banned
20. Heart and Seoul
21. Marriage and Murder
22. Promoting L’eggs on Bad Legs
23. Budd Blooms
24. New Faces, Old Story
25. Seems Like Old Times
26. Trials and Tribulations
27. War and Peace
Epilogue
Notes
Bibliography
Index
