Wilma Rudolph

A Biography

AvMaureen Margaret Smith

Inbunden, Engelska, 2006

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Beskrivning

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 and field.Throughout her life, Wilma Rudolph faced many barriers and yet she was able to overcome the odds to become an Olympic gold medalist. After hanging up her spikes, Wilma would teach second grade and coach track at her former high school. This work describes her life in detail, and includes a timeline of significant events in her life.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2006-06-30
Mått:156 x 235 x 19 mm
Vikt:397 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Greenwood Biographies
Antal sidor:168
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9780313333071

Utforska kategorier

Biografi: sport inom Biografier
Friidrott och gymnastik inom Sport, fritid och hobby
Sportbiografier inom Sport, fritid och hobby

Mer om författaren

Maureen M. Smith is a Professor at California State University, Sacramento in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Science.

Recensioner i media

For high school students, Smith presents a much-needed biography of athlete Wilma Rudolph (b. 1940)her autobiography is the only other account of her life. She traces Rudolph's early childhood and bout with polio, her Olympic medals in track in 1956 and 1960, other competitions she participated in, and difficulties when her athletic career ended. One chapter discusses her autobiography, and the final chapter describes her influence on other female athletes. The appendix consists of a list of performances of African American women in Olympic track and field.

Innehållsförteckning

ForewordIntroductionA Legend is Born--The Early Days of Wilma RudolphWima Removes the Leg Braces and Gets Involved in AthleticsMeeting Ed Temple and Running with the Tenessee State TigerbellesRunning at the 1956 Olympic GamesComing Home to Burt High SchoolBecoming a Tennessee State TigerbelleWillma Runs to History at the 1960 Olympic GamesWilma's Post-Olympic CompetitionsWilma Rudolph--An American ImageHanging Up the Spikes: Wilma in RetirementWilma on Wilma--Writing Her Own StoryThe Legacy of WIlma Rudolph--From Evely Ashford to Marion JonesAppendixBigliographyIndex