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 ...
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Wilma Glodean Rudolph è stata una velocista statunitense, vincitrice di 3 medaglie d'oro olimpiche a Roma 1960.
La sua storia commosse il mondo perché da bambina era stata colpita da poliomielite. Wikipedia
Nascita: 23 giugno 1940, Saint Bethlehem, Clarksville, Tennessee
Morte: 12 novembre 1994, Brentwood, Tennessee
Fratelli e sorelle: Charlene Rudolph
Libri: Wilma e Wilma Rudolph on Track
Coniuge: Robert Eldridge (s. 1963–1980) e William Ward (s. 1961–1963)
Genitori: Blanche Rudolph e Ed Rudolph
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Her performance in Rome cemented her as one of the greatest athletes of the 20th century. She won three gold medals and broke at least three world records.
Biography. As a child, Wilma Rudolph overcame polio to become an Olympic sprint champion. This made her an American icon and a role model.
In 1960, Wilma Rudolph became the first American woman to win three gold medals in track and field at a single Olympics.
4 apr 2024 · Wilma Rudolph, American sprinter, the first American woman to win three track-and-field gold medals in a single Olympics.
Despite being told she would never walk again, Wilma Rudolph won three track and field gold medals at the Rome 1960 Olympic Games.
Wilma Rudolph was the first American woman to win three gold medals in one Olympics. At the 1960 Rome Olympics, Rudolph became "the fastest woman in the world" ...
She soon became the world's best sprinter, setting world records in the 100, 200 and 4x100m relay. ... She retired at the age of 22 after winning the 100 meters ...
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Data/ora pubblicazione: 11 dic 2015
Data/ora pubblicazione: 11 dic 2015
Wilma Glodean Rudolph was born on June 23, 1940, in a region of Tennessee known, at the time, as St. Bethlehem, which later became a part of Clarksville.
