Step 1 : Introduction to the question "1. Which American runner tripped and fell heavily in the 3000 meters race in the 1984 Summer Olympics, as she attempted to overtake Zola Budd of England?"
...1. Mary Docker 2. Mary Checker 3. Mary Decker 4. Mary Wrecker Mary Decker tripped over Zola Budd's leg, after she had trodden on Budd's heel. (Budd was running in bare feet, as was her custom). Decker strained a thigh muscle and neither girl was able to continue. While Budd was initally disqualified, upon further reviewing the footage, the judges reinstated her.
