Wilma Rudolph

1940-1994

Track Athlete

By: Lia Fresenko and Sarah Walton 2°

Wilma Rudolph was born June 23, 1940 in St. Bethlehem, Tennessee. She was 17 out of 21 children.

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At the age of four she suffered an attack pneumobia , scarlet fever, followed by polio

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For several years her family messaged her leg 4 times a day she wore a metal brace for several years. She was unable to walk until age 11

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She was 17 out of 21 children her father was a porter,mother was a maid they lived in an outhouse

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At the age of 16 she was the first women to win 3 gold medals in track . At the 1960s Olympic .

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Wilma set records in the 100m and 200m she won the 100m ,200m , and 400m relay

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In 1960 and 1961 she was awarded the associated Press Women Athlete of the year award

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She got pregnant at the age of 17 and did not participate in sports her senior year of high school

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