Wilma Rudolph, 1960. | Getty Images/GettyImages. Ali—known as Cassius Clay when he won the 1960 Olympic light heavyweight boxing title—befriended Rudolph in Rome. That fall, ...

Wilma Rudolph, celebrated as the “Tennessee Tornado,” overcame significant challenges to become the first American woman to win three gold medals in a single Olympic Games. Her journey from a ...

Wilma Rudolph Photo: Getty Images Bettmann / Contributor. We didn’t forget about the sprinters. Before graduating from Tennessee State University, Wilma Rudolph was already an Olympian.

In 1940, Rudolph was born in Clarksville, the 20th out of 22 children. Polio paralyzed her when she was a child, but by the time she was 12, she began to walk and soon went on to be a world ...

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A man was arrested one week after a teen was shot and killed on Wilma Rudolph Boulevard earlier this month. Detectives with the Clarksville Police Department identified ...

Photo Courtesy: University of Louisville Athletics. Left Sidebar. by Dan D'Addona — Swimming World Managing Editor. 17 May 2023, 02:18pm. ... About Wilma Rudolph: ...

Multi-vehicle crash shuts down lanes on Wilma Rudolph Boulevard Police said the status of the injuries is unknown at this time. The Clarksville Police Department reported a multi-vehicle crash.

SEATTLE – University of Washington student-athlete and advocate Rosalie Fish has been named the 2023 recipient of the Wilma Rudolph Courage Award, presented by the Women's Sports Foundation. One of ...

Wilma Rudolph, celebrated as the “Tennessee Tornado,” overcame significant challenges to become the first American woman to win three gold medals in a single Olympic Games.