By Annie K. and Kailee T. Grade: 4 Teacher: Mrs. Hart

 Wilma Rudolph was born on June 23, 1940 in Clarksville, Tennessee  At three years old Wilma had double pneumonia, measles, mumps, chicken pox and polio  Wilma was 20 th of 22 children  All of her older siblings had to help a lot when sick or anytime when she was walking around the house

 Wilma was home-schooled most of the time  She attended an all black school at age 7 in Clarksville, Tennessee  When Wilma was older, she attended the Tennessee State College  Wilma trained very hard in track and basketball

 Childhood heath issues including premature birth and polio  polio damaged her left leg  Wilma had to go to the physical therapist three times a week  When Wilma was eight she finally learned how to walk  She overcame all of those obstacles by working hard

 Wilma is famous because she was the first African American woman to win the three gold medals in the Olympics  Wilma ran 100 meters in 11 seconds  She also ran 200 meters in 24 seconds  Wilma also accomplished learning how to walk

 Wilma had a baby, Yvonne at 18  Wilma nearly died with all her sicknesses and diseases  Wilma died at age 57 from brain cancer

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