"Changed the Game" is a Yahoo Sports series dedicated to the women who are often overlooked, under-appreciated or simply deserve more flowers for their contributions to women's sports history. Wilma ...
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. — It wasn't an easy road for Olympic champion Wilma Rudolph. The track and field star had to overcome polio and scarlet fever, which left her with a twisted leg. As a child, Rudolph ...
For those of a certain age, just naming some of the star American athletes of the 1960 Summer Olympics creates a flood of memories: decathlon winner Rafer Johnson, sprinter Wilma Rudolph, hurdler ...
Title IX pioneers: Wilma Rudolph went from "you'll never walk again" to "fastest woman in the world"
How does a child diagnosed with infantile paralysis, losing use of her leg and forced to depend on leg braces for several years, become a world record-setting Olympian sprinter? “My doctor told me I ...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — With the Summer Olympics just weeks away, we're looking back at an athlete that changed track and field in the 60s. Olympic champion Wilma Rudolph has family in Louisville and WHAS11 ...
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The Wilma Rudolph Fitness Journey Every Champion Must Know — From Polio to Olympic Gold
From leg braces to lightning speed, Wilma Rudolph rewrote what’s possible. This video distills the fitness journey every ...
INDIANAPOLIS — As we get close to the Olympics, we're taking a look at those who have broken down barriers in the world of sports. Wilma Rudolph certainly did that in track & field. It wasn’t an easy ...
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