Wilma Rudolph - Olympic Superstar and ”Fastest Woman in History” [Sara Gorsky]

This week Sara brings us the story of the first woman to win three gold medals at a single Olympics - Wilma Rudolph! She is only 16 years old when she competes in her first Olympic Games as an amateur athlete. A mere four years later, at 20, she wins three golds and is declared "the Fastest Woman in History." Her story is even more incredible when you find out that as a young child and polio survivor doctors told her she would never walk again.

How did she beat the odds, discard her awful leg brace, and run her way to become one of the top athletes of the 20th century? You'll have to listen to find out!

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