Note that Decker cannot be judged merely by those pr's. At that time the 5000m was not run until later in her career and she was injured frequently in her earlier years, missing one Olympics because she was too young, another for compartment syndrome, a third for a boycott, and then was tripped in her fourth Olympics. However, in 1983 at the inaugural World Championships, she led nearly every step of the 1500m and 3000m races against major Euro dopers, winning double gold rabbiting her own championship races.