WILMA RUDOLF

Wilma Rudolph (1940 - 1994)

Wilma Glodean Rudolph was an American sprinter, who became a world-record-holding Olympic champion and international sports icon in track and field.

In 1960, Rudolph won three gold medals in the 100 and 200 meter dash and the 4 x 100 meter relay at the Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy.

Rudolph became the fastest woman in the world in the 1960s and became the first American woman to win three gold medals in a single Olympic Games.