Wilma Rudolph
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Wilma Glodean Rudolph was an American sprinter who overcame polio as a child and went on to become a world-record-holding Olympic champion and international sports icon in track and field following he
Rudolph in 1960
Rudolph wins the women's 100-meter dash at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.
Rudolph at the finish line during the 50-yard dash at the track meet at Madison Square Garden in 1961
Rudolph receiving a Fraternal Order of Eagles Award with Roger Maris (left)
Rafer Johnson
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Rafer Lewis Johnson was an American decathlete and film and television actor. He was the 1960 Olympic gold medalist in the decathlon, having won silver in 1956. He had previously won a gold at the 195
Wilma Rudolph
…Olympics, Rudolph became an international star, along with other Olympic athletes such as Cassius Clay (later known as Muhammad Ali), Oscar Robertson, and Rafer Johnson. As an Olympic champion in the early 1960s, Rudolph was among the most highly visible black women in America and abroad. She became a role model for…
Johnson in 2016
Johnson at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Johnson at the 1972 Special Olympics
Johnson at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome