Wilma Rudolph had polio but she also ran track with polio.
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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.
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's middle name is of course Glodean Wilma Glodean Rudolph
Wilma Rudolph was born on June 23, 1940.
The Wilma Rudolph Foundation that was founded in 1982.