"I was just the average schoolgirl in South Africa."

Zola Budd (1966)
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About Zola Budd

Zola Budd is a former South African middle-distance and long-distance runner. She gained international attention in the 1980s for her talent in running barefoot. Despite controversy surrounding her qualification to compete for Great Britain in 1984, Budd broke world records and won several championships in her career.

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