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Wilma Rudolph

Wilma Rudolph

Olympic athlete
Wilma Glodean Rudolph was an American sprinter who overcame childhood polio and went on to become a world-record-holding Olympic champion and international sports icon in track and field following her successes in the 1956 and 1960 Olympic Games. Wikipedia
Born: June 23, 1940, Saint Bethlehem, Clarksville, TN
Died: November 12, 1994 (age 54 years), Brentwood, TN
Medals: Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres, Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay, Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metres, and more
Education: Tennessee State University (1963)
Children: Djuanna Eldridge and Yolanda Eldridge
Parents: Blanche Rudolph and Ed Rudolph
Siblings: Charlene Rudolph