Athletes of History: Wilma Glodean Rudolph

The Legacy: Olympic Track Star Wilma Glodean Rudolph (June 23, 1940 – November 12, 1994) was an African American sprinter in the 1960s who won three Gold Medals at the Olympic Games in 1960.  She became a national phenomenon as the fastest women on earth and used that fame to fight as a civil rights […]

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