American Wilma Rudolph crosses the finish line in a women’s sprint event at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. September 3, 1960. Bettmann Archive Few could have predicted that a child battling ...
EDITOR’S NOTE — With the Tokyo Olympics postponed for a year due to the coronavirus pandemic, The Associated Press is looking back at the history of Summer Games. This story was transmitted from Rome ...
Title IX pioneers: Wilma Rudolph went from "you'll never walk again" to "fastest woman in the world"
How does a child diagnosed with infantile paralysis, losing use of her leg and forced to depend on leg braces for several years, become a world record-setting Olympian sprinter? “My doctor told me I ...
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. — It wasn't an easy road for Olympic champion Wilma Rudolph. The track and field star had to overcome polio and scarlet fever, which left her with a twisted leg. As a child, Rudolph ...
American Wilma Rudolph won three gold medals at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. Courtesy of the USOC Wilma Glodean Rudolph was born in Saint Bethlehem, Tenn., on June 23, 1940. Afflicted with polio ...
Before she gained fame as the first American woman to win three gold medals in track and field in one Olympic Games, Wilma Rudolph was known as “Skeeter” — the baby on the Tennessee State track team ...
This February, Sports Illustrated is celebrating Black History Month by spotlighting a different iconic athlete every day. Today, SI looks back on the legacy of Wilma Rudolph. Wilma Rudolph was once ...
The Tokyo Olympics have left me dazed and confused. The 14-hour time difference is too much to handle as a TV watcher. There has been a growing paranoia in this age of instant access that what I found ...
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — You can’t travel through the City of Clarksville and not feel Wilma Rudolph’s impact. From street signs to statues, she’s ...
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