Wilma Rudolph was an Olympic track and field champion who overcame childhood polio to become the first American woman to win three gold medals at a single Olympics.
Born in Tennessee, Wilma Rudolph contracted polio as a child but overcame it to become a world-class athlete. At the 1960 Rome Olympics, she won three gold medals. She became an international icon and continued to work for social change after her athletic career.
Rudolph's legacy is her athletic achievement and her inspiration to others to overcome obstacles. She also worked for civil rights after her athletic career.
She overcame childhood polio
She won 3 gold medals at 1960 Olympics
She was the first American woman to achieve this
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