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She was born prematurely, which was the main cause, and developed polio when she was 3. She got measles, mumps, chicken pox, and pneumonia two times when she was a child and her mother and siblings helped her through it all.
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∙ 13y agoShe died of CANCER in the month of 11/24/1994
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∙ 12y agoWilma Rudolph died on November 12, 1994 at the age of 54.
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∙ 12y agoWilma Rudolph was 54 when she died of throat cancer and a brain tumor
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∙ 13y agoshe had polio she got polio at the age of 4
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∙ 12y agoNovember 12 1994 at the age of 54 she dies of brain and lung cancer
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∙ 11y agoWilma Rudolph died from brain and throat cancer.
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she over come her obstetrical by keep her brace on her leg
How did Wilma Rudolph?
she over come her obstetrical by keep her brace on her leg
What was the greatest obstactle Wilma Rudolph had to overcome to be a world class athlete?
Wilma greatest problem was getting over polio and to get her confidence back.
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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....
Did Wilma Rudolph have siblings?
Different articles give different numbers of siblings. The most reliable say that Wilma was the 20th out of 22 children, meaning she had 21 siblings. Other articles say there were 19 children in the family and Wilma was 17th, with 18 siblings.
What were Wilma Rudolph hardships?
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.
How did Wilma Rudolph impact society?
She over came polio as a child and became the first African American to win 3 gold metals in track and field
What were some of Wilma Rudolph's accomplishments?
She was the first African American to run track in the Olympics, got over polio as a child, and won gold Olympic medals
When Wilma Rudolph was a child something?
When Wilma was a child she was very tiny and sickly,before wilma turned five she got sicker than ever…during this sickness Wilma left leg twisted inward & she couldn't move it bak……when the doctor came to see her he said beside scarlet fever Wilma was stricken with polio ( in those days most children who got polio either died or were permenantly cripple,there was no cure) But at last Wilma over came her polio by doing leg excercises & she could finally get off her brace and be a normal person……Wilma grew up to be a famous runner….she Achived 3 gold medals in the Olympics (track and field games) when she was representing the United states. Wilma Rudolph once known as the sickliest child in clarksville,had become the fastest woman in the world. I wish that I helped u bye.;)
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