https://padlet.com/jmanchame/hptbgmhpj1h2 Trackstar en-us 2017-05-19 17:09:03 UTC 2025-11-15 20:34:32 UTC hello@padlet.com jmanchame https://padlet.com/jmanchame/hptbgmhpj1h2/wish/173182692 Did you know Wilma Rudolph was an extremely fast runner? When Wilma was still in high school she never lost a single track meet. In 1956, while still in high school she qualified for the Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. She competed and won, earning a spot on the U.S Olympic track and field team. Wilma was the youngest member on the team at age 16. Wilma continued to improve and practice, qualifying for the 1960 Olympics in Rome. This superb athlete excelled at the summer Olympics winning three gold medals. Wilma finished 1st in the 4 x 100 relay, 200 meter, and 100 meter races. She became the first woman to win three gold medals in a single Olympics. This inspiring athlete was named the Female Athlete of the year, in both 1960 and 1961. In the 1980's, Wilma was inducted into the U.S Olympic Hall of Fame and began the Wilma Rudolph Foundation to encourage amateur athletes. Wilma is an inspirational track star for runners today, reminding people to never give upon their dreams.   ]]> 2017-05-22 15:56:45 UTC https://padlet.com/jmanchame/hptbgmhpj1h2/wish/173182692 jmanchame https://padlet.com/jmanchame/hptbgmhpj1h2/wish/173434519 June 23, 1940- November 12, 1994]]> 2017-05-23 16:11:00 UTC https://padlet.com/jmanchame/hptbgmhpj1h2/wish/173434519 jmanchame https://padlet.com/jmanchame/hptbgmhpj1h2/wish/173661335 Wilma Rudolph was born June 23, 1940 in St.Bethlehem, Tennessee. She had a huge family. Wilma was the 20th child out of 22 children! At age 4, Wilma contracted a virus called Polio. This amazing athlete visited the doctor who informed her that she would never walk again. However, her mom disagreed and so did Wilma! Wilma took a bus to therapy every week. With the help of a leg brace, Wilma finally had the opportunity to go to school. Eventually, the runner used a high shoe to support her foot. One day her mom came home to find her playing basketball barefooted. Miraculously, this led to her being able to walk normally again at the age of 12!]]> 2017-05-24 16:02:17 UTC https://padlet.com/jmanchame/hptbgmhpj1h2/wish/173661335 jmanchame https://padlet.com/jmanchame/hptbgmhpj1h2/wish/174445512 * Wilma retired from running at age 22.                
* She started her own foundation to help young children learn discipline and hard work.                                
* This athlete went back to Tennessee and the governor wanted to have a victory parade but she wouldn't allow this if there were restrictions on people's skin color. The governor agreed and that was the first integrated event in Clarksville, Tennessee. 
* She was voted into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame, as well as the Black Athletes Hall of Fame and the U.S Olympic Hall of fame.                                * She worked as a track coach in Indiana at Depaul University and she was also a sport commentator.                             
* In 1963 she married Robert Eldridge and they had four children.                       
* She died at age 54 from brain cancer in Nashville, Tennessee.]]> 2017-05-30 15:52:23 UTC https://padlet.com/jmanchame/hptbgmhpj1h2/wish/174445512 jmanchame https://padlet.com/jmanchame/hptbgmhpj1h2/wish/174448621 2017-05-30 16:04:38 UTC https://padlet.com/jmanchame/hptbgmhpj1h2/wish/174448621 jmanchame https://padlet.com/jmanchame/hptbgmhpj1h2/wish/174652368 Wilma Rudolph with her 3 gold medals she won at the Olympics in Rome, Italy. ]]> 2017-05-31 15:58:28 UTC https://padlet.com/jmanchame/hptbgmhpj1h2/wish/174652368 jmanchame https://padlet.com/jmanchame/hptbgmhpj1h2/wish/174998715 A video biography of Wilma Rudolph.]]> 2017-06-02 15:57:40 UTC https://padlet.com/jmanchame/hptbgmhpj1h2/wish/174998715 jmanchame https://padlet.com/jmanchame/hptbgmhpj1h2/wish/175220007 A picture of what Wilma Rudolph's grave looks like.]]> 2017-06-05 14:20:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jmanchame/hptbgmhpj1h2/wish/175220007