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Rudolph's hometown of Clarksville celebrated "Welcome Wilma Day" on October 4, 1960, with a full day of festivities. Because Rudolph adamantly insisted, her homecoming parade and banquet became the first fully integrated municipal event in the city's history.
Wilma Glodean Rudolph (Clarksville, 23 de junho de 1940 — Brentwood, 12 de novembro de 1994) foi uma atleta norte-americana que, portadora de poliomielite na infância, conquistou três medalhas de ouro como velocista nos Jogos Olímpicos de Roma em 1960.
Not only did she cement her status as the fastest woman in the world, she also became the first US woman to win three gold medals at a single Olympic Games. “After the playing of ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’, I came away from the victory stand and I was mobbed,” she wrote in her autobiography.
5 de ago. de 2024 · Wilma Rudolph (born June 23, 1940, St. Bethlehem, near Clarksville, Tennessee, U.S.—died November 12, 1994, Brentwood, Tennessee) was an American sprinter, the first American woman to win three track-and-field gold medals in a single Olympics.
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10 de abr. de 2024 · In 1960, Wilma Rudolph became the first American woman to win three gold medals in track and field at a single Olympics.
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Wilma Rudolph made history as a Black woman athlete at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. The 20-year-old Tennessee State University sprinter was the first American woman to win three...
Biography: Wilma Rudolph was an American athlete known for her achievements in track and field. Overcoming childhood polio, she became the first American woman to win three gold medals in a single Olympic Games, and later worked as a civil rights and women's rights advocate.
