"in all three races, with Decker-Slaney and Puică consistently coming first and second respectively. 1986 began with a defence of her World Cross Country title and a world indoor 3000m record of 8:39.79. However, after a couple of victories in fast early season times over 1500m (4:01.93) and 3000m (8:34.72), her outdoor track season brought several defeats by athletes she should have beaten easily. She competed in both the 1500m and 3000m at the European Championships but did not win a medal in either, finishing 9th and 4th respectively. It later emerged that Budd was suffering a painful leg injury"
"Zola Budd Zola Pieterse (""née"" Budd; born 26 May 1966) is a 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 women's 5000 metres. She was also a two-time winner at the World Cross Country Championships (1985–1986). Budd's career was unusual in that she mainly trained and raced barefoot. She moved with her family to South Carolina in 2008, and competes at marathons and ultramarathons. She volunteers as assistant"
"she was unwilling and homesick. Zola Budd Zola Pieterse (""née"" Budd; born 26 May 1966) is a 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 women's 5000 metres. She was also a two-time winner at the World Cross Country Championships (1985–1986). Budd's career was unusual in that she mainly trained and raced barefoot. She moved with her family to South Carolina in 2008, and competes at marathons and"
"of 8h6mins, earning a Bill Rowan Medal. In March 2015, Budd won the Run Hard Columbia (SC) Marathon, with a time of 3:05:27. In South Africa today, township taxis are nicknamed ""Zola Budd"" for their speed. The singer Brenda Fassie (whom ""Time"" magazine called ""the Madonna of the townships"" in 2001) had a hit single in the 1980s with her track ""Zola Budd"". On 20 July 2012 BBC Radio 4 broadcast a play by Richard Monks about the political and media actions taken to bring Zola Budd to Britain with her father at the age of 17, the script implying"
"– Zola Budd is no myth."" In Britain, Budd trained at Freddie’s Aldershot, Farnham and District Athletics Club. In the 1984 Olympics, held in Los Angeles, California, the media billed the 3000 m race as a duel between Budd and American world champion Mary Decker, and few reported that a third contestant, Romanian Maricica Puică, had set the fastest time that year. Decker set a fast pace from the gun with Budd in close pursuit, followed by Puică and Britain's Wendy Smith-Sly. When the pace slowed just past the midway point, Budd took the lead on the straight and ran"
"in 1984 the 3000 and Marathon were new additions. World champion Mary Decker won the first heat to claim the new Olympic record. Maricica Puică improved upon the record in the third heat. South African teenager Zola Budd had controversially fast (through an agreement between her dad, Frank Budd and Daily Mail, London) obtained British citizenship to enter the Olympics. The Apartheid government of South Africa had been banned from worldwide competition. Budd had gained notoriety for beating the world record in the 5000 metres a year earlier in South Africa, a performance not recognized due to the ban. Budd,"
"British runner Bruce Tulloh competed in many races during the 1960s while barefoot, and won the gold medal in the 1962 European Games 5,000 metre race. In the 1970s, Shivnath Singh, one of India's greatest long distance runners, was known for always running barefoot with only tape on his feet. During the 1980s, a South African runner, Zola Budd, became known for her barefoot running style as well as training and racing barefoot. She won the 1985 and 1986 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and competed in the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Kenyan runner Tegla Loroupe began running"
"track. In 1989 Budd published her autobiography, ""Zola"" (co-written with Hugh Eley). Budd remains the holder of numerous British and South African records at junior and senior levels, and still holds two junior world records: the mile and 3000m. Following allegations of her husband having an affair with former Miss South Africa Agatha ""Pinkie"" Pelser, Budd took out a restraining order against Pelser after a police-supervised seven-hour gun siege when she threatened Budd and her children. Under her married name, Pieterse and her three children relocated to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, US, in August 2008, later joined by her husband"
"Summer Olympics in Barcelona, competing in the 3000m. In 1989 Budd married Mike Pieterse. The couple have three children, daughter Lisa and twins, Azelle and Mike. On her return home to South Africa, Budd began racing again. She had an excellent season in 1991 and was the second-fastest woman in the world over 3000m. Following South Africa's re-admission to international sport, she competed in the 3000m at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona but did not qualify for the final. In 1993, she finished fourth at the World Cross Country championships but would never translate this form on to the"
"coach at Coastal Carolina University in Conway. Her mile best of 4:17.57 in 1985, still stands as the British record. Budd, who was born in Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa, achieved fame in 1984, at the age of 17, when she broke the women's 5000 m world record with a time of 15:01.83. Since her performance took place in South Africa, then excluded from international athletics competition because of its apartheid policy, the International Amateur Athletics Federation (IAAF) refused to ratify Budd's time as an official world record. In 1985 she claimed the world record officially, while representing Great"
"African teenage runner Zola Budd. In 1985, Magubane spent time in hospital recovering from buckshot wounds received when he was caught in police crossfire at a funeral near Johannesburg. In 2006, the South African Post Office issued a miniature sheet, commemorative envelope and a special canceller on National Women's Day. This commemorates the march on 9 August 1956 when 20,000 women from all parts of South Africa staged a second march on the Union Buildings to protest against the pass laws. They left petitions containing more than 100,000 signatures at the Prime Minister's door. The photograph used on the miniature"
"documentary ""The Secret Life of Tanzania"" was screened on Australian television in January 2004. In August 2006 Budd was appointed member of the Advertising Standards Bureau, an advertising industry self-regulation body concerned with standards of advertising material in print, television and radio media. Sibylla Budd Sibylla Budd (born c. 1977) is an Australian actress perhaps known for her roles in the television series ""The Secret Life Of Us"" and ""Winners & Losers"". Budd grew up in Canberra, attended Canberra Girls' Grammar School and graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts in 1999. In 2000 Budd appeared in the Australian"
"Roy Budd Roy Frederick Budd (14 March 1947 – 7 August 1993) was a British jazz pianist and composer known for his film scores, including ""Get Carter"" and ""The Wild Geese"". Born in South Norwood, South London, Budd became interested in music from an early age and began to play the piano when he was two, initially by ear and then by copying various melodies he heard by listening to the radio. When he was six, two Austrian music experts visited him at home and after various tests, found that he had perfect pitch. In 1953, he made his public"
"the Australian comedy series, ""Kath & Kim"" as character Sharon Strezlecki's childhood friend. In 2008 Budd appeared in the $40million advertising campaign to sell Australia, directed by Baz Luhrmann for Tourism Australia entitled ""Come Walkabout"" with Matthew Le Nevez. In 2013 Budd appeared on Seven Network's ""Winners & Losers"" in Season 3 Episode 3 as the Head of Emergency. She also had a guest-starring role in Peter Helliar's series for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation series, ""It's A Date"". After the 2003 season of ""Secret Life"", Budd joined her co-star Deborah Mailman on a journey to Tanzania with World Vision. The"
"Leo Fuld Lazarus 'Leo' Fuld (Yiddish: לעאָ פֿולד; Rotterdam, October 29, 1912 – Amsterdam, June 10, 1997) was a Dutch singer who specialised in Yiddish songs. Possessing an instantaneously recognizable voice, Fuld recorded throughout Europe and the Americas in many languages, including Yiddish, English, German, French, Hebrew and Dutch. His career after the war once again made his name popular throughout the world, and on the most prestigious night club and concert stages. At 83 he recorded his last record, claimed to be the ""Sergeant Pepper"" of Yiddish music. Leo Fuld was the third of ten children from a poor"
"Zelda Fitzgerald Zelda Fitzgerald (; July 24, 1900 – March 10, 1948) was an American socialite, novelist, painter and wife of author F. Scott Fitzgerald. Born in Montgomery, Alabama, she was noted for her beauty and high spirits, and was dubbed by her husband as ""the first American Flapper"". She and Scott became emblems of the Jazz Age, for which they are still celebrated. The immediate success of Scott's first novel ""This Side of Paradise"" (1920) brought them into contact with high society, but their marriage was plagued by wild drinking, infidelity and bitter recriminations. Ernest Hemingway, whom Zelda disliked,"
"the Minnesota Vikings, Baker recorded a 36-yard fumble return for a touchdown in the 27–17 loss. Baker's mother started calling him Budda as a baby since his mother thought he looked like a Buddha doll. Budda Baker Bishard ""Budda"" Baker (born January 10, 1996) is an American football safety for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Washington. Baker attended Bellevue High School in Bellevue, Washington. He played safety and running back in football and also ran track. As a senior, he was named the ""Seattle Times"" High School Athlete of the Year."
"Harold Budd Harold Montgomory Budd (born May 24, 1936) is an American avant-garde composer and poet. He was born in Los Angeles and raised in the Mojave Desert. He has developed a style of playing piano he terms ""soft pedal"". Budd was born in Los Angeles, California and spent his childhood in Victorville, California by the Mojave Desert. Following his draft into the army, he joined the regimental band where he played drums. Jazz saxophonist Albert Ayler was drafted at the same time and was also a member of the band. Budd joined him in gigs around the Monterey area."
"in 1966, but had been passed by 1970. Zola Budd's time for the women's 5,000m in January 1984 was not ratified as a world record because it was outside the auspices of the IAAF. In the 1970 Chess Olympiad, a number of players and teams protested against South Africa's inclusion, some withdrawing themselves, and the Albanian team forfeited its match against the South African team. South Africa were expelled from FIDE while participating in the 1974 Chess Olympiad, finally returning to international competition in the 1992 Chess Olympiad. Cricket had been organised on racial lines in South Africa from its"
"Barbara Budd Barbara Budd (born 1953) is a Canadian actress, narrator and radio announcer. Between 1993 and April 30, 2010, she was the co-host of CBC Radio One's ""As It Happens"". Budd was born in St. Catharines, Ontario. She studied theatre performance at York University and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1974. Budd worked for five seasons as a company member at Canada's Stratford Festival under Robin Phillips (1975-1980), most notably playing Cathleen in a 1977 production of ""Long Day's Journey into Night"" and Emilia in a 1979 production of ""Othello"". She continued to act for"
"and Bert Iles. She taught writing at the University of Washington and the Lake Washington schools in Kirkland, Washington. She was married to William Frank Ross, and lived in Seattle, Washington. Zola Helen Ross Zola Helen Ross (May 9, 1912 – November 20, 1989) (née Girdey) was a Pacific Northwest writer. She also taught writing and co-founded the Pacific Northwest Writers Association with Lucile Saunders McDonald of ""The Seattle Times"". She wrote in various genres, including adventure, children's fiction, crime, mystery, and suspense. She was also the author of several Western historical novels; her male counterpart was Louis L'Amour. The"
"traces its roots to 11th century Barcelona. Zelda attended a religious school for girls in BritishPalestine, and then studied at the Teachers' College of the Mizrachi movement. After graduating in 1932, she moved to Tel Aviv and then to Haifa, where she taught until her return to Jerusalem in 1935. In Jerusalem, she also worked as a schoolteacher. In 1950 she married Hayim Mishkovsky and from then on devoted herself to writing. One of her students was Amos Klausner, later the novelist Amos Oz, who writes in his memoir ""A Tale of Love and Darkness"" that he had a schoolboy"
"Air Buddy (dog) Buddy (March 23, 1988 – February 10, 1998) was a Golden Retriever dog actor. He was best known for his role as Buddy in the movie ""Air Bud"" and as Comet in the TV sitcom ""Full House"". Buddy was found by Kevin DiCicco as a stray dog in the Sierra Nevada in the summer of 1989. DiCicco adopted the disheveled Golden Retriever and brought him home to San Diego, where he trained him in the sports of basketball, baseball, football, soccer, and hockey. Buddy's most eagerly awaited sport was basketball. He was touted as the Michael Jordan"
"opportunity to work for the Disney Company was a life changer for me. At Disney they always do it right"". Julie Budd Julie Budd (born May 7, 1954) is an American cabaret singer and actress, noted for her performances on the Las Vegas Strip in the 1970s. She was often a supporting act for Frank Sinatra's shows at Caesars Palace. She continues to perform, mainly in New York City, where she is also a stage actress. She was born Edith Erdman in Brooklyn, New York, the second of three daughters of Saul and Joan Erdman. Her father was a bottling"
"of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for the permanent Core Collection Michael Budd's 3rd feature film Sci Fi /Thriller ""Enter Sanctum"" starring ACCTA award Winner Lara Robinson is in post Production Budd was born in Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales. His mother is an Australian of French descent, his father is African-American, and he has a sister. Michael's cousin is Shawn Budd, Australian professional Snooker player and 4 times Australian Open Snooker Champion. On 30 January 2014, Michael had his first child, a son named Harris Alister Budd, with longtime partner and fashion designer, Allison Berger. In"
"Lada St. Edmund Lada St. Edmund (also known as Lada Edmund, Jr.) (born 1 April 1947) is an American personal trainer, dancer, singer, actress and stunt performer. St. Edmund became a popular nationally known go-go dancer on the 1965–1966 NBC-TV rock music series ""Hullabaloo"". She later became the highest paid stuntwoman in Hollywood history. When St. Edmund was a child, she lived with her grandmother on a farm in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The farmhands watched boxing on television, which sparked St. Edmund's interest in boxing as an adult. She was a tomboy. She moved to Manhattan with her mother, at the"
"though both later became naturalised US citizens. Some elite South African sportspeople competed internationally for another country, after becoming eligible through naturalization, length of residency, or other criteria applicable by the relevant IF. Examples include runner Zola Budd, whose UK nationality application was fast-tracked in time for the 1984 Summer Olympics; and cricketer Kepler Wessels, who acquired Australian eligibility in the 1980s through residency, before returning to South Africa, for whom he played after the end of apartheid. The 1994 film ""Muriel's Wedding"" recounts a fictional 1980s Australian's sham marriage to a South African swimmer seeking Olympic eligibility. With the"
"ended and was replaced with ""Fulhaus"". While on free time, he was included in the digital sci-fi independent film ""Xenoa"" where he was involved in several difficult action scenes. After ""Xenoa"", Ballesteros was included in the cast of """" as one of the main villains of the show (the other being Jay Manalo). He plays Ida, the transvestite grandson of Kuuma Le-ar. The role of Ida of Zaido paved his way on becoming a household name in primetime television. Ballesteros became more famous due to his role as Precious Paola Nicole in BEBOT segment of ""Eat Bulaga!"", where he won"
"her name as Zaherra. Zaheera Zaheera is an Indian actress. She debuted in the James Bond movie ""On Her Majesty's Secret Service"" in 1969. She played the role of an Indian girl named Zara. She acted in Bollywood movies over the next decade. She appeared in a lead role for the first time in ""Call Girl"" (1974), a movie with a controversial theme at that time. She also had roles in ""Aadmi Sadak Ka"" and ""Naukri"". One of her hit films was ""Gambler"" with Dev Anand, Shatrughna Sinha, Zahida and Jeevan. She has worked in few Punjabi movies as well."
"had been set by Mel Patton in 1948. Born in Long Branch, New Jersey, Budd played high school football at Asbury Park High School in Asbury Park. He ran track at Villanova University but never played a down of college football. At Villanova he was coached by their legendary track coach James 'Jumbo' Elliott. Amazingly. Budd achieved his success despite a deformed right calf, the legacy of a childhood disease, possibly polio. Budd was considered the world's best 100 y/m sprinter in 1961. That year, he was to equal the world record for 100 y at 9.3 s, set a"
"going to school in San Diego, the two exchanged passionate letters daily for a year. During this time Kuehl began the acting in the role she is probably best known for – her portrayal of teen-aged genius Zelda Gilroy, the wannabe girlfriend of the title character in the television series ""The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis"", which aired on CBS from 1959 to 1963. Zelda was originally intended to be a one-shot character in the early ""Dobie Gillis"" episode ""Love is a Science"", but ""Dobie"" creator Max Shulman liked Kuehl and had her signed on as a semi-regular cast member."
"Sally Rand Sally Rand (April 3, 1904 – August 31, 1979) was an American burlesque dancer, vedette and actress, most noted for her ostrich feather fan dance and balloon bubble dance. She also performed under the name Billie Beck. Helen Gould Beck was born in the village of Elkton, Hickory County, Missouri. Her father, William Beck, was a West Point graduate and retired U.S. Army colonel, while her mother, Nettie (Grove) Beck, was a school teacher and part-time newspaper correspondent. The family moved to Jackson County, Missouri while she was still in grade school. Helen got her start on the"
"Lucky Budd Robert ""Lucky"" Budd is a Canadian author, oral historian, and radio host. He is known for his books based upon the stories of British Columbia pioneers, as well as his book collaborations with artist Roy Henry Vickers. Budd received the nickname ""Lucky"" from his brother soon after his birth, and the name became his preferred moniker. He moved to Victoria from Toronto in 1995, taking a BA in Humanities from the University of Victoria, and touring with a rock band. In 2000 Budd then became the audio preservationist for CBC during its campaign to digitize its audio archives,"