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Wilma Rudolph

"I can't are two words that have never been in

my vocabulary, and I believe in myself more

than anything in this world."

:

After The Fame...

"The Fastest Woman Alive"

  • United States's Goodwill Ambassador
  • hosted a radio show
  • spokeswoman for Minute Maid Orange Juice

Died in 1994 in

a Battle

Against Brain Cancer

  • served as an executive for a baking company, a bank, and a hospital
  • she created the Wilma Rudolph Foundation in Indianapolis, Indiana

Star in Basketball and Track

  • They’ve built a sport testing lab after her in Nashville, Tennessee

High School

1960 Olympics

In Melbourne,

Australia

Bronze Metal Winner

Difficulties

as

a

Child

:

1964 Olympics

in Rome, Italy

  • Polio
  • Scarlet Fever
  • Handicapped Leg
  • Poor Family

Record Breaking Stats:

100-Meter Race: 11.3 Seconds

200-Meter Race: 23.2 Seconds

Anchor of the 4x100: 44.5 Seconds

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