Olympic athlete Wilma Rudolph was born in 1940

June 23

On June 23, 1940, Wilma Rudolph was born in 1940. 

Wilma Rudolph was a legendary Olympic athlete. Wilma Rudolph was the first African American woman to earn three gold medals in track and field at a single Olympic game. 

Wilma Rudolph died in 1994.

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Sources

Norwood, A. R. (n.d.). Biography: Wilma Rudolph. National Women’s History Museum. https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/wilma-rudolph