Wilma Rudolph
Saint Bethlehem, TN-born sprinter — first American woman to win three gold medals at a single Olympics (Rome, 1960).
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Born 1940. Survived polio, scarlet fever, and pneumonia as a child. Won the 100m, 200m, and 4x100m relay in Rome and was the world's fastest woman of the 1960s.
Location
Saint Bethlehem, TN, USA
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