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Mary Teresa Slaney (formerly Tabb, née Decker, born August 4, 1958) is an American retired middle-distance runner. During her career, she won gold medals in the 1500 meters and 3000 meters at the 1983 World Championships and was the world-record holder in the mile, 5000 meters and 10,000 meters.
Mary Decker-Slaney (Estados Unidos, 4 de agosto de 1958) es una atleta estadounidense retirada en la actualidad, que estaba especializada en las pruebas de 1500 y 3000 m lisos en las que llegó a ser campeona mundial en Helsinki 1983.
24 de jul. de 2020 · The American Mary Decker was poised to win the gold; she’d been denied the chance four years earlier. Amid the international crowd of runners was a 18-year-old South African named Zola Budd, who...
20 de jul. de 2021 · Mary Decker-Slaney, la caída de la niña prodigio. Famosa con solo 14 años y considerada una de las mejores corredoras de medio fondo en la historia de los Estados Unidos, será siempre recordada...
18 de dic. de 2022 · American women weren't exactly at the top of the food chain in the distance running world, as the with the introduction of middle distance events at the Olym...
The only athlete ever to hold every American record from 800 meters to 10,000 meters, Mary Decker Slaney continues to own the U.S. women's records in the 1500 (3:57.12), mile (4:16.71) and 3000 (8:25.83).
Mary Decker has been the greatest American female middle distance and distance runner. She was a prodigy, breaking American records indoors when she was only 15, and won AAU titles indoors and out in 1974.
