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Wilma Glodean Rudolph
- Wilma Glodean Rudolph (June 23, 1940 – November 12, 1994) was an American sprinter who overcame childhood polio and went on to become a world-record-holding Olympic champion and international sports icon in track and field following her successes in the 1956 and 1960 Olympic Games.
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May 29, 2024 · Wilma Glodean Rudolph (June 23, 1940 – November 12, 1994) was an American sprinter who overcame childhood polio and went on to become a world-record-holding Olympic champion and international sports icon in track and field following her successes in the 1956 and 1960 Olympic Games.
May 9, 2024 · Rafer Johnson (born August 18, 1934, Hillsboro, Texas, U.S.—died December 2, 2020, Los Angeles, California) was an American athlete and actor, who won a gold medal in the decathlon at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome.
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4 days ago · Abebe Bikila (born August 7, 1932, Jato, Ethiopia—died October 25, 1973, Addis Ababa) was an Ethiopian marathon runner who won a gold medal and set a world record while running barefoot at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome.
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May 18, 2024 · At age 16 she competed in the 1956 Olympic Games at Melbourne, Australia, winning a bronze medal in the 4 × 100-metre relay race. In 1960, before the Olympic Games at Rome, she set a world record of 22.9 seconds for the 200-metre race.
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1 day ago · The Summer Olympic Games, also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years on leap years (except 1900 and 2021).
1 day ago · The Olympic Games are held every four years; since 1994, they have been alternated between the Summer and Winter Olympics every two years during the four-year period. Their creation was inspired by the ancient Olympic Games, held in Olympia, Greece from the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD.
May 29, 2024 · For the record, Shakhlin won the individual all-around, the vault (tie), the parallel bars, and the pommel (tie) events, while Ono won the vault (tie) and horizontal bars events—and took silver in the individual all-around event, even as Japan took the gold in the team all-around competition.
