Wilma Rudolph, an American athlete, was stricken by polio when she was four years old. But this did not deter her from running. She became the first American woman to win three gold medals in track and field events at the Rome Olympics in 1960.
Wilma Rudolph, an American athlete, was stricken by polio when she was four years old. But this did not deter her from running. She became the first American woman to win three gold medals in track and field events at the Rome Olympics in 1960.