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Wilma Rudolph took birth on June 23, 1940, in the United States.
She is the first African American athlete to win three gold medals in track and field at one Game, winning the 100m, 200m, and 4 x 100 m relay in 1960 Rome. Wilma Rudolph competed against Muhammad Ali in 1960.
Wilma Rudolph had a net worth estimated between $1-5 million.
We're not aware of the annual income of the American Athlete Wilma Rudolph.
Wilma Rudolph stood tall at 5 ft (152 cm).
In Saint Bethlehem, Wilma Rudolph was born on June 23, 1940, and she left the world on November 12, 1994, which made her 54 years old at the time of her death.
In Saint Bethlehem, Wilma Rudolph was born on June 23, 1940
Due to complications from infantile paralysis, Wilma Rudolph wore braces on her legs until she was nine years old. In 1956, Wilma Rudolph competed in her first Olympics after playing basketball in high school. Graduated from Tennessee State University in 1963, and then Wilma Rudolph became an educator and coach.
Wilma Rudolph was the twentieth of her twenty-two siblings.
During the early '60s, Wilma Rudolph dated boxing legend, Muhammad Ali. Both of her marriages ended in divorce. She married William Ward on October 14, 1961.
Wilma Rudolph has four children with Robert Eldridge Jr, Yolanda Eldridge, Xurry Eldridge, and Djuanna Eldridge.
She is The first African American athlete to win three gold medals in track and field at one Game, winning the 100m, 200m, and 4 x 100m relay in 1960 Rome.
In 1960, Wilma Rudolph was named AP's Woman Athlete of the Year, and in 1961, she became a member of the US Olympic Hall of Fame.
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Kidadl provides inspiration to entertain and educate your children. We recognise that not all activities and ideas are appropriate and suitable for all children and families or in all circumstances. Our recommended activities are based on age but these are a guide. We recommend that these ideas are used as inspiration, that ideas are undertaken with appropriate adult supervision, and that each adult uses their own discretion and knowledge of their children to consider the safety and suitability.
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