Wilma Rudolph
Awards And Accomplishments
| 1956 | Bronze medal, 4 X 100-meter relay, Olympic Games, Melbourne, Australia |
| 1960 | World record in the 200-meter race at the Olympic Trials at Texas Christian University |
| 1960 | Gold medals, 100-meter dash, 200-meter dash, and 4 × 100-meter relay, Olympic Games, Rome, Italy; first American woman to win three Olympic gold medals |
| 1961 | Received Sullivan Award and Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year Award |
| 1962 | Received Babe Didrikson Zaharias Award |
| 1973 | Inducted into Black Athletes Hall of Fame |
| 1974 | Inducted into National Track and Field Hall of Fame |
| 1980 | Inducted into Women's Sports Foundation Hall of Fame |
| 1983 | Inducted into U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame |
| 1987 | Received National Collegiate Athletic Association's Silver Anniversary Award |
| 1993 | Honored as one of the National Sports Awards "Great Ones" |
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