Wilma+Rudolph

[|Wilma Rudoulph] born June 23, 1940 in Clarksville, Tennessee to Ed and Blanche Rudolph. Wilma was born 5th of 8 childrenin her fathers 2nd marriage. Wilma had all together 19 siblings.

At the age of four something tragic happend to Wilma. She developed a disease called [|polio]. Though she survived, she lost use of her left leg. Through the efforts of her devoted family—and her own steely determination to strengthen herself—she rose from disability to Olympic glory.

[|Wilma]

In her sophomore year, She was she was noticed by Ed Temple, the coach of the women's track team at Tennessee State University.