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Yes, Wilma won the gold medal in the women's 100 meter dash at the 1960 Summer Games in Rome in a time of 11.0 seconds.

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What was the record time set by Wilma Rudolph in running the 1 mile run?

Wilma Rudolph did not participate in the mile run. She was a sprinter who specialized in the 100 meter dash and the 200 meter dash.


What Olympic event did Wilma Rudolph win her 3 golden medals?

100 meter dash, 200 meter dash, and 4x100 meter relay.


What was Wilma's fastest 200 meter dash time?

Wilma Rudolph's fastest 200 was 22.9 at a meet in Texas in 1960.


Who has beat Wilma Rudolph's record for fastest woman in the world?

Wilma Rudolph's automatic timed world record in the 100 meter dash, 11.41 seconds set at the 1960 Olympics in Rome, was bettered by Wyomia Tyus at 11.23 seconds at the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo. She had run faster times but those races were not automatically timed. Her best 100 meter dash time was a hand timed 11.2 set at a meet in Stuttgart in 1961. Wilma's automatic timed world record in the 200 meter dash, 22.30 seconds set at the 1960 Olympics, was bettered by Edith McGuire at 22.05 seconds set at the 1964 Olympics.


Who was the first female African American track star to win 5 gold medals in one olympic games?

That would be Marion Jones of the United States who won gold in the 100 meter dash, 200 meter dash, 4x100 meter relay, and 4x400 meter relay at the 2000 Games in Sydney. She has since been stripped of those medals due to her admitted use of performance enhancing substances.


Who was the first African American woman to win four medals in the olympic games?

Wilma Rudolph. Wilma won a bronze medal in 4x100 meter relay at the 1956 Games in Melbourne and gold medals in 100 meter dash, 200 meter dash, and 4x100 meter relay at the 1960 Games in Rome.


Who won the gold mdeal in the women's 100 meter dash in the 2000 Olympics?

That was Marion Jones of the United States. Jones had that medal, and all of her Olympic medals, stripped in 2007 after she admitted taking performance enhancing substances prior to the 2000 Olympics.


Who was the first African-American women to win three Olympic gold medals?

Wilma Rudolph who won gold in the 100 meter dash, 200 meter dash, and 4x100 meter relay at the 1960 Summer Games in Rome.


Who was the first American woman to win three track and field gold medals at one Olympics games?

That was Fanny Blankers-Koen of Netherlands who won four gold medals at the 1948 Games in London in 100 meter dash, 200 meter dash, 80 meter hurdles, and 4x100 meter relay.


What year did Wilma Rudolph the win gold medal in the 100 meter run?

Wilma Rudolph's best time in the 100 was an 11.0 timed in the 100 meter finals at the 1960 Rome Olympics. However, since there was a tail wind of 2.75 meters per second, higher than the limit of 2.0 meters per second, the time was not recognized as a new world record. Her best 'official' 100 meter dash time was a hand timed 11.2 set at a meet in Stuttgart in 1961.


How many Olympics did Wilma Rudolph participate in?

2. At the 1956 Summer Games in Melbourne, Wilma won a bronze medal in 4x100 meter relay. At the 1960 Summer Games in Rome, she won gold in 4x100 meter relay, 100 meter dash, and 200 meter dash.


When did Wilma rudalph die?

Saturday, November 12, 1994 is when Wilma Rudolph died; at the age of 54. Wilma Rudolph was the first women to ever win 3 gold medals in the same olympics. She won them in the 100 meter dash, the 200 meter dash and the anchor of the four by 100 meter.