Wilma Rudolph: A Biography

by Maureen M. Smith

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313333076
• ISBN13: 9780313333071
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.3"