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Rudolph was United Press Athlete of the Year 1960 and Associated Press Woman Athlete of the Year for 1960 and 1961. Also in 1961, the year of her father's death, Rudolph won the James E. Sullivan Award, an award for the top amateur athlete in the United States, and visited President John F. Kennedy
She was voted into the National Black Sports and Entertainment Hall of Fame in 1973 and the National Track and Field Hall of Fame in 1974.
She was inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame in 1983, honored with the National Sports Award in 1993, and inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 1994
In 1994, the portion of U. S. Route 79 in Clarksville, Tennessee between the Interstate 24 exit 4 in Clarksville to the Red River (Lynnwood-Tarpley) bridge near the Kraft Street intersection was renamed to honor Wilma Rudolph.
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∙ 12y agoShe did because she enjoyed it and she was fast.
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∙ 10y agoWilma Rudolph is best known for being the first female athlete to win three gold medals at the Olympic Games in 1960. She did this after overcoming a number of childhood illnesses.
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What did Wilma Rudolph do?
She was a track& field athlete.
What did Wilma Rudolph did?
She was a track& field athlete.
Did Wilma Rudolph have a job?
Yes. She was a runner a teacher and a track coach.
Black women that do track and field?
Wilma Rudolph
What opinion about Wilma Rudolph?
she liked to run in the track
How Wilma Rudolph got famous?
she ran track involved in track and field
What things Wilma Rudolph achieve?
Wilma Rudolph won three medals at the track and field event, even though she had a leg problem.
Who was the woman from the 1960 oylmpics that won three gold medals in track and field?
Wilma Rudolph
How did Wilma Rudolph do?
She ran track
Which track and field star overcame her childhood polio to become the greatest athlete of her time?
Wilma Rudolph
What did Wilma Rudolph do when she grew up?
Wilma grew up to be a famous runner……she achived 3 gold medals in the Olympics (track&field games)
When did Wilma Rudolph show talent or interest for her future career?
Wilma Rudolph first showed talent or interest for her future career in the U.S. Olympics sometime between the ages of 12-16. She was 16 when she earned a position on the U.S. Olympic track and field team. Beginning sometime in 1952, the 12-year-old Wilma Rudolph achieved the dream of shedding her handicap. Her older sister was on a basketball team, and it was around this time that Wilma vowed to follow in her footsteps. She was later spotted playing by Tennessee State track and field coach Edward S. Temple. He later stated that the day he saw Rudolph for the first time he knew he had found a natural athlete. By the time Rudolph was 16, she had earned a position on the U.S. Olympic track and field team.
