Wilma Rudolph was an American sprinter who overcame childhood illness and went on to become the first American woman to win three gold medals in a single Olympic Games in 1960. She inspired many as a symbol of perseverance and determination, breaking barriers in both sports and society for African American women. Her success helped pave the way for future generations of female athletes.

She won four Olympic medals, a bronze in 1956 and three gold in 1960. She also won the James Sullivan Award as the best amateur athlete in 1961. And in 2004 was honored with a postage stamp by the United Stated Postal Service

Named...

United Press Athlete of the Year 1960

Associated Press Woman Athlete of the Year for 1960 and 1961

Additionally she has been inducted into the...

US Olympic Hall of Fame

National Track and Field Hall of Fame

National Women's Hall of Fame

National Black Sports and Entertainment Hall of Fame

Wilma Rudolph has won all three type ofr medals three gold two siver and a bronze, and that to with a leg defect.

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Wilma Rudolph was home schooled until she was 7 then she attended Burt high school. I am doing research on her for black American month at school!!!<3

Wilma Glodeam Rudolph lived in Clarksville, Tennessee

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Through 2009, the only two athletes to win a Spingarn Medal were Jackie Robinson in 1956 and Hank Aaron in 1975.

Wilma Rudolph's real name is WILMA GLODEAN RUDOLPH

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.

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Wilma was born prematurely and weighed only 4.5 pounds. Again, because of racial segregation, she and her mother were not permitted to be cared for at the local hospital. It was for whites only. There was only one black doctor in Clarksville, and the Rudolph's budget was tight, so Wilma's mother spent the next several years nursing Wilma through one illness after another: measles, mumps, scarlet fever, chicken pox and double pneumonia. But, she had to be taken to the doctor when it was discovered that her left leg and foot were becoming weak and deformed. She was told she had polio, a crippling disease that had no cure.

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Wilma Pelly was born in Fort Qu'Appelle, in Saskatchewan, Canada.

She won three gold medals is the olympics when she was presenting the united states & in my view Wilma's biggest accomplishment was when she was small and she took off her brace when she was crippled she took it of when she was in the church

Becomes first American woman to win three gold medals in the Olympics when she wins the 100-meter dash, the 200-meter dash, and the 4 X 100-meter relay at the Olympic Games in Rome

The person who influenced Wilma Rudolph to start running was the Tigerballs running team coach. She also influenced herself to run, because she knew she was crippled as a child so she knew she had a chance to run. She knew it was worth it and she knew she could do it. She had LOTS of faith in herself.

Wilma Rudolph was born on June 23rd 1940 and died November 12th 1994 and Died of brain cancer. When she was younger she was dianosed with polio!

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Wilma Rudolph's eyelash color was of course brown!

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.

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