The inclusion of women in sports events are result of long ... she also made several contributions as a coach, mentoring future Olympic champions. Wilma Rudolph’s is a story of achieving victory by ...

Edwards invoked Eroseanna "Rose" Robinson, a high jumper who, incensed by Jim Crow, refused to stand for the national anthem ...

Wilma Rudolph Sprinter Wilma Rudolph ... athletes compete in seven different track and field events in two days) and long jump. Over four Olympic Games, she took home three gold, one silver ...

Wilma Rudolph, the star sprinter who returned from the 1960 Olympics with three gold medals ... in the organization that was dealing with race, or things off the field," said Eric Wright, a ...

Transplanting Canada’s game to Black America, Abercrombie avows, is “an opportunity to dream that could honestly be the only ...

Many legendary athletes ran on this red dirt at the 1960 Olympics, including New Zealand runner Peter Snell, American sprinter Wilma Rudolph, and 19-year-old Vancouver ... who often attended games and ...

As we celebrate Women’s History Month, we must honor the remarkable women who broke barriers and paved the way for future ...

Kayden chose to dress up as Olympic gold medalist Wilma Rudolph and speak about her different accomplishments. Jaycob is a student at Western Illinois University, where he plays linebacker for the ...