How one big step for Wilma Rudolph turned into Olympic gold. May 20, 2010— -- Half a century ago, gold medal-winning runner Wilma Rudolph was so fast that she ran right into the pages of history.

Wilma Rudolph, celebrated as the “Tennessee Tornado,” overcame significant challenges to become the first American woman to win three gold medals in a single Olympic Games. Her journey from a ...

Wilma Rudolph was born a very sickly child, suffering through cases of pneumonia, scarlet fever and then polio — the latter of which left her without feeling in her left leg and foot. She wore a leg ...

With 12:48 remaining in Oregon’s second top-10 test of 2025, the Ducks had new life. True freshman Brandon Finney Jr.’s pick-six score... Wilma Rudolph, born June 23, 1940, in St. Bethlehem, Tenn., ...

Wilma Rudolph was told by one doctor that she'd never walk again. Polio, double pneumonia and scarlet fever were to blame. So, Wilma Rudolph became the "fastest woman in the world." “My mother told me ...

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Wilma Rudolph, a Clarksville native, overcame childhood illnesses and became the first American woman to win three gold medals in a single Olympics (1960 Rome). Rudolph was a civil rights activist, ...