Wilma Rudolph at Rome 1960 | Epic Olympic Moments 

She was nicknamed by the Italians as 'The Black Gazelle'.

Why?

Obviously he’s got a crush on her back in his younger days @@waynehentley4332

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Mr. Johnson no usan bolt is way faster even though he's a Boy

Mr. Johnson kk

70 and 75 yards? There was no such race!

Yes there was. Wilma ran the 75 yard dash in a time of 8.3 seconds in the 75 yard dash in the 1956 Junior AAU Girls Championship prelims. That record was later tied by Wyomia Tyus in 1962. She also ran 7.8 in the 70 yard dash in 1961 (indoor). The 7.8 followed a 7.9 prelim. Both time broke the existing record of 8.2 set years earlier by Stella Walsh.

Not hated for being black .Hated for being The true Jews.

That's not true at all she was extremely loved when she returned home by her very own race of people and maybe even some white folks at that time.

@@brianharper218 It was Jim Crow. It is true.

Brian Harper right her own race. Black people were still harshly discriminated against at that time.

@@greenhornet8262 ; So, No one in the North gave her returning to New York a ticker tape parade?. Similar to the Astronauts who returned from space in the 60s, who did get a ticker tape parade like “Rudolph”. And standing there among the thousands lining the road, I wasn’t there either, since “Rudolph” wasn’t liked by the North or South. . . . . . . Hmmmm, sorry, don’t believe your assuming the entire US did not like “Rudolph”, having earned three gold medals. And don’t tell me you were jealous, having polio as a kid, learning to walk, learning to run.... my best friend (from the south) commented on her ability to run by saying, “ Wow, look at that her run”. She could run, kept her stats (9.8 seconds) for a long time

No, I could not!!!

@@ylvaeliseweinefelt4378 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Everyone knows that!!

We had a chapter dedicated to her struggle in English. It's very inspiring 😊

My teacher read that book yesterday and today🙄🙄 we have a stupid test

Breann Kline a woman, not a girl

What an inspiring story to have as your first full book!

tayokarate she and her mother never did.

Agree

she a runner not a player

Just to emphasise that. The 1964 Champion would have finished fourth in this race, which is incredible when you think that the time posted by any sprint champ is usually eclipsed over the four years to the renewal. None of the three medallists here ran in '64. Rudolph and Leone {Ita} had retired while Hyman {GBR} was the red hot favourite to emulate Rudolph and win both the 100 and 200 in Tokyo but suffered an injury before the game which ruled her out.

William?🤣🤣🤣🤣

XD UR FROM MI SCHOOL HEHEHEH

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This is a public comment so I can’t say

@Mariam Tsitsilashvili Hey, I wouldn't put your info out like that, even if it's just your school name and grade. Especially since you're young, be careful.