because she has a desis
No she had Polio.
Wilma Rudolph's brace was on her left leg.
Wilma Rudolph won three medals at the track and field event, even though she had a leg problem.
she over come her obstetrical by keep her brace on her leg
She had polio and she used a brace
she over come her obstetrical by keep her brace on her leg
No, but she sprained it and won the race.
Wilma Rudolph was 4 years of age when she go Polio
She spent her childhood in a leg brace.
Wilma Rudolph was the first American woman to win three gold medals in track and field events at the Olympics. She tied the world record in the 100-meter and set a new Olympic record in the 200. This was at the 1960 Olympic games in Rome, Italy.
Wilma Rudolph was a colored woman. She had to face the probelms of segregation. Because she was colored woman, people wouldnt let her do the things she wanted to do. She was a very good runner at track. but she couldnt ever show because of segregation, when segregation was over she was one of the first colored woman track runners. There is a statue of her running in Kentucky.
Wilma had to over come her polio so she couldn't walk for a long time and when she could walk she had to wear a brace around her leg one day it heals....