Wilma Rudolph
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Gender | Female |
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Death | 30 years ago |
Date of birth | June 23,1940 |
Zodiac sign | Cancer |
Born | Saint Bethlehem |
Clarksville | |
Tennessee | |
United States | |
Date of died | November 12,1994 |
Died | Brentwood |
Tennessee | |
United States | |
Children | Djuanna Eldridge |
Yolanda Eldridge | |
Xurry Eldridge | |
Robert Eldridge Jr. | |
Height | 180 (cm) |
Job | Track and field athlete |
Books | Wilma Rudolph on Track |
Wilma | |
Awards | James E. Sullivan Award |
Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year | |
Education | Tennessee State University |
Siblings | Charlene Rudolph |
Spouse | Robert Eldridge |
William Ward | |
Parents | Ed Rudolph |
Blanche Rudolph | |
Olympic medal | Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay |
Inducted date | 1994 |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 431554 |
Wilma Rudolph Life story
Wilma Glodean Rudolph was an American sprinter who overcame childhood polio and went on to become a world-record-holding Olympic champion and international sports icon in track and field following her successes in the 1956 and 1960 Olympic Games.