In commemorating Women’s Heritage Month, we reflect on the legacy of world-renowned sprinter Wilma Glodean Rudolph. By the time she was a teenager. she had overcome more challenges than many people do in an entire lifetime.
Doing so forged her indomitable will, which drove her to earn honors as a world-record-holder and multi-medal Olympian, as well as an international sports icon.
During a Sunday church service one day, Rudolph discarded her leg brace and headed to the front, to everyone’s amazement. She had no need for them by 12 years of age, and her sister Yvonne inspired her to play basketball, helping Burt High School win a state championship. She also ran track, attending Tennessee State University’s track camp at 14, on Ed Temple’s recommendation.
She had won three AAU indoor titles before the 1960 Olympics in Rome, Italy, where she became the first African American woman to win three Olympic gold medals , while setting new world records.
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