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Wilma Rudolph
Wilma Rudolph was born Jun 23,1940 in Clarksville, Tennessee and grew up there.
She sadly passed away on November 12, 1994 at the age of 54 in Brentwood, Tennessee.
Wilma Rudolph´s acheivments
Wilma Rudolph´s acheivments
Wilma Rudolph has broke 3 world records, won 3 gold medals, won 1 bronze, and at one point was named the fastest woman in the world
Her childhood
Her childhood
Wilma Rudolph was the 20th child out of 22 children in her family and when she was a kid she had 3 sicknesses. She had and sickness called polio, she caught scarlet fever, and had double pneumonia which caused her left leg to become paralyzed. She had a hard childhood
What School she Went to
What School she Went to
In 1957, Wilma Rudolph went to college at TSU and got a B.A. in education.
Later years
Later years
When Wilma Rudolph was older she retired and became an educator for sports and was the vice president for the Nashville baptist hostpital
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Bio poem
Bio poem
WILMA
Strong, fast, determined.
Ex wife of Robert Eldridge (Mother of four kids).
Who loved her kids, her medals, and to run.
Who hated discrimination of black people and losing.
Who feared that she lost her rights, and wouldn´t win any medals.
Who wanted to see more women on the track.
Born in Tennessee and live in Tennessee.
RUDOLPH
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