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Gold medal goes to Wilma Rudolph with a time of 44.5 seconds in the 400-meter relay race! You’ve probably heard of the Olympic Games, right? Anyway, Wilma Rudolph won three gold medals in just one Olympic Games. Enjoy these amazing flashbacks from the time of Wilma’s early years to the time of her death. Let’s begin! On June 23, 1940 Wilma Rudolph was born prematurely. She was the 20th out of 22 children. She wanted to become an African-American track and field champion but it wasn’t going to be easy. As a child she was hit with double pneumonia, scarlet fever, and polio. She had to wear a brace on her left leg because of polio. It was with Great determination and the help of physical therapy, that she was …show more content…
In the 100-meter semifinals she tied with a time of 11.3 seconds, but she won the final with a time of 11.0 seconds. Rudolph was part of the U.S. team that established the world record in the 400-meter relay (44.4 seconds) before going on to win the gold with a time of 44.5 seconds (Biography.com). Because of that she became the first American to win three golden medals during a single Olympic Games.
After the Games, Wilma appeared many times on T.V. shows and received several rewards such as the Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year Award in 1960 and 1961. Not long after, she retired, and eventually began teaching, coaching, and she also ran a community center, with some help of course. She even wrote an autobiography, “Wilma” which later became a TV film in 1977 Wilma also had raised four kids, Yolanda, Djuanna, Robert Jr., and Xurry, on her own after divorcing twice, William Ward and Robert Eldridge. Wilma’s parents were Ed and Blanche Rudolph. Some of Rudolph’s hobbies included running track, and basketball. Rudolph died on November 12, 1994, at the age of 54, after losing a battle with cancer. Wilma is remembered in the United States Olympic Hall of Fame and the Track and Field Hall of Fame. She was also remembered as the fastest women in track, and she was a huge inspiration to many other
Gold medal goes to Wilma Rudolph with a time of 44.5 seconds in the 400-meter relay race! You’ve probably heard of the Olympic Games, right? Anyway, Wilma Rudolph won three gold medals in just one Olympic Games. Enjoy these amazing flashbacks from the time of Wilma’s early years to the time of her death. Let’s begin! On June 23, 1940 Wilma Rudolph was born prematurely. She was the 20th out of 22 children. She wanted to become an African-American track and field champion but it wasn’t going to be easy. As a child she was hit with double pneumonia, scarlet fever, and polio. She had to wear a brace on her left leg because of polio. It was with Great determination and the help of physical therapy, that she was …show more content…
In the 100-meter semifinals she tied with a time of 11.3 seconds, but she won the final with a time of 11.0 seconds. Rudolph was part of the U.S. team that established the world record in the 400-meter relay (44.4 seconds) before going on to win the gold with a time of 44.5 seconds (Biography.com). Because of that she became the first American to win three golden medals during a single Olympic Games.
After the Games, Wilma appeared many times on T.V. shows and received several rewards such as the Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year Award in 1960 and 1961. Not long after, she retired, and eventually began teaching, coaching, and she also ran a community center, with some help of course. She even wrote an autobiography, “Wilma” which later became a TV film in 1977 Wilma also had raised four kids, Yolanda, Djuanna, Robert Jr., and Xurry, on her own after divorcing twice, William Ward and Robert Eldridge. Wilma’s parents were Ed and Blanche Rudolph. Some of Rudolph’s hobbies included running track, and basketball. Rudolph died on November 12, 1994, at the age of 54, after losing a battle with cancer. Wilma is remembered in the United States Olympic Hall of Fame and the Track and Field Hall of Fame. She was also remembered as the fastest women in track, and she was a huge inspiration to many other