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Wilma Glodean Rudolph (June 23, 1940 – November 12, 1994) was an American athlete. In the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome she became the first American woman to win three gold medals in track and field during a single Olympic Games, despite running with a sprained ankle at the time.A track and field champion, she elevated women's track to a major presence in the United States.
The powerful sprinter emerged from the 1960 Rome Olympics as "The Tornado," the fastest woman on earth. The Italians nicknamed her "La Gazzella Nera" (the Black Gazelle); to the French she was "La Perle Noire" (The Black Pearl).

Wilma Rudolph
Wilma Rudolph
Wilma Rudolph
Wilma Rudolph
Wilma Rudolph
Wilma Rudolph
Wilma Rudolph