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Wilma Glodean Rudolph (June 23, 1940 – November 12, 1994) was an American sprinter who overcame childhood polio and went on to become a world-record-holding Olympic champion and international sports icon in track and field following her successes in the 1956 and 1960 Olympic Games.
Wilma Rudolph United States: 12.3 Carlota Gooden Panama: 12.3 200 metres (wind: +0.9 m/s) details: Lucinda Williams United States: 24.2 Isabelle Daniels United States: 24.8 Sally McCallum Canada: 25.1 80 metres hurdles (wind: +1.8 m/s) details: Bertha Díaz Cuba: 11.2 Wanda dos Santos Brazil: 11.5 Marian Munroe Canada: 11.5 4 × 100 metres ...
In the heats of the event, she equaled Wilma Rudolph's world record, propelling her to a favored position for the final, where her main rival was fellow American Edith McGuire. Tyus won the final, beating McGuire by 0.2 seconds. At the same Olympics, she also won a silver medal with the 4 × 100 m relay team. [1]
Wilma Rudolph overcame a lot of adversity in her quest for gold at the Olympic Games. As a child, the celebrated track and field athlete — whose medal count includes three golds in 1960 and a ...
Wilma Rudolph was never supposed to walk again. Less than a decade later, she became the first American woman to win three gold medals in a single Olympics.
Wilma Rudolph captured the world's attention by becoming the first American to win three gold medals at one Olympics in 1960.
1960: Wilma Rudolph, track and field champion, became the first American woman to win three gold medals in the Rome Olympics. [107] She elevated women's track to a major presence in the United States. As a member of the black community, she is also regarded as a civil rights and women's rights pioneer.
Wilma Rudolph United States: 11.18 Dorothy Hyman Great Britain: 11.43 Giuseppina Leone Italy: 11.48 4: Mariya Itkina Soviet Union: 11.54 5: Catherine Capdevielle France: 11.64 6: Jenny Smart Great Britain: 11.72