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Informationen zum Autor Maureen M. Smith is a Professor at California State University, Sacramento in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Science. Klappentext Wilma Rudolph was born into a large family and struggled with health problems for the first several years of her life, including polio. Though she had trouble even walking, her love of sport and movement motivated her to rehabilitate her legs. Rudolph would blossom into athletic talent and after earning a scholarship to Tennessee State, qualified for the 1960 Olympic Games where she became the first American woman to win three gold medals in track and field. Throughout her life, Wilma Rudolph faced many barriers and yet she was able to overcome the odds to become an Olympic gold medalist. After hanging up her spikes, Wilma would teach second grade and coach track at her former high school. This work describes her life in detail, and includes a timeline of significant events in her life. Zusammenfassung Describes the life of Wilma Rudolph! who overcame seemingly insurmountable odds to become the first American woman to win three Olympic gold medals in track and field. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword Introduction A Legend is Born--The Early Days of Wilma Rudolph Wima Removes the Leg Braces and Gets Involved in Athletics Meeting Ed Temple and Running with the Tenessee State Tigerbelles Running at the 1956 Olympic Games Coming Home to Burt High School Becoming a Tennessee State Tigerbelle Willma Runs to History at the 1960 Olympic Games Wilma's Post-Olympic Competitions Wilma Rudolph--An American Image Hanging Up the Spikes: Wilma in Retirement Wilma on Wilma--Writing Her Own Story The Legacy of WIlma Rudolph--From Evely Ashford to Marion Jones Appendix Bigliography Index
