Wilma Rudolph was the first American woman to win 3 Gold Medals in one Olympic Game.
Fast Facts:
- Born June 23, 1940 in St. Bethelem (Clarksville) Tennessee
- 20th child born into a family of 22 children
- Born premature weighing only 4.5 lbs
- Had Polio, Scarlet Fever and Double Pneumonia as a child
- At the age of 4, she was told she would never walk again
- Nickname: The Tennessee Tornado
- Italians Nickname: La Gazzella Nera (Black Gazelle)
- French Nickname: La Perle Noire (Black Pearl)
- Died at the age of 54 from brain cancer
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She went to Cobb Elementary (where she later became a teacher) and in High School went to Burt High School. One of her teachers names was Clinton Gray ...
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She was known as "the fastest woman in the world" after she won three gold medals in the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. According to ESPN.com, "She ...
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