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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.
Time 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
Time Notes 1: Martha Hudson Lucinda Williams Barbara Jones Wilma Rudolph United States: 44.50: WR 2: Vera Krepkina Valentina Maslovskaya Mariya Itkina Irina Press Soviet Union: 45.15: 3: Teresa Ciepły Barbara Janiszewska Celina Jesionowska Halina Richter Poland: 45.40: 4: Silvia Hunte Carlota Gooden Lorraine Dunn Jean Holmes-Mitchell Panama ...
Wilma Rudolph's time of 11.3 in 1960 was an Olympic and world record time. Irena Szewińska's time of 11.1 seconds stood as the Olympic record for one day. In 2021, Elaine Thompson-Herah ran 10.61 s to break Florence Griffith Joyner's 1988 Olympic record of 10.62 s.
Wilma Rudolph captured the world's attention by becoming the first American to win three gold medals at one Olympics in 1960.
Martha Hudson, Lucinda Williams, Barbara Jones, Wilma Rudolph: 44.3 United States United States: Moscow: 1961-07-15 Willye White, Ernestine Pollards, Vivianne Brown, Wilma Rudolph: 43.9 43.92 United States United States: Tokyo: 1964-10-21 Willye White, Wyomia Tyus, Marilyn White, Edith McGuire: 43.9 Soviet Union Soviet Union: Leninakan: 1968-08-16
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 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 ...