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Wilma Rudolph by:kaylea Sleeper

Wilma Rudolph by:kaylea Sleeper. What is Wilma Rudolph known for?. First African women to win three gold medals in one Olympics. She was the fastest woman in the world. She ran in the Olympics. She also had Polio. Life. She was born on June,23 1940 in Clarksville, Tennessee

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Wilma Rudolph by:kaylea Sleeper

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  1. Wilma Rudolphby:kaylea Sleeper

  2. What is Wilma Rudolph known for? • First African women to win three gold medals in one Olympics. • She was the fastest woman in the world. • She ran in the Olympics. • She also had Polio.

  3. Life • She was born on June,23 1940 in Clarksville, Tennessee • She was the 20th child of 22 children in her family. • When she was 4 years old she got a disease called Polio. • 5’11” 130 lbs.

  4. obstacles Polio • It can damage the nervous system. • It can also cause paralysis. • So Polio caused a lot of stress and hard work on her legs, which made it painful for her to run. • But she dealt with the pain and did what she dreamed, to run.

  5. Why didn’t she give up? • Running is what she loved doing . • She felt it was what she was meant to do. • She fought through the races and became very famous.

  6. Where I got my information. • Pictures: http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=wilma+rudolph&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=r0jPSqD7FY6CMpG9vZQD&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=4&ved=0CCAQsAQwAw Information: http://www.lkwdpl.org/wihohio/rudo-wil.htm http://gardenofpraise.com/ibdwilma.htm http://espn.go.com/sportscentury/features/00016444.html http://www.biography.com/articles/Wilma-Rudolph-9466552

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