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Book: Wilma Rudolph: A True Winner
Author: Terre Lintner
ISBN: 978-0-02-203176-3
Introduction
1. Rome, Italy
2. The Olympics
3. 1960
4. Wilma Rudolph
5. 3 gold medals
Chapter 1: A Sickly Childhood
6. 1940
7. Tennessee
8. 21
9. She contracted polio
10. They had to travel 50 miles to a hospital in Nashville, Tennessee
11. At this time there were segregation laws, so the nearest African-American hospital was 50 miles away.
12. True
13. Dr. Jonas Salk
14. By 1979, polio was eliminated from the U.S.
Chapter 2: An Unusual Nickname
15. 12 years old
16. 4 years old
17. 8 years
18. 7th grade
19. Skeeter
20. 10th grade
21. no
Chapter 3: Training with the Tigerbelles
22. Ed Temple was the coach of the 1956 Tennessee State University Girls’ Track Team.
23. The U.S. Olympic Team
24. 1956
25. 16 years old
26. Melbourne, Australia
27. Yes, she won a bronze medal
Chapter 4: The 1960 Olympic Games
28. Rome, Italy
29. 100 meter race
30. 200 meter race
31. 4x100 meter relay race
32. The individual events are the 100-meter race and the 200 meter race. The team event is the 4x100 meter relay race.
33. It was special because it was the first time in the town’s history that blacks and whites celebrated together.
Chapter 5: Wilma’s Lasting Legacy
34. She created the Wilma Rudolph Foundation.
35. “The foundation provided free sports coaching to boys and girls, as well as academic assistance and support.”
36. She helped them by giving them speeches, telling them to believe in themselves.
37. 1994
38. 1994-1940= 54 years
39. Cancer was the illness that caused her death.
40. They released a 23 cent stamp I her honor.
41. The Wilma Rudolph Courage Award
42. The Women’s Sports Foundation
Book: Wilma Rudolph: A True Winner
Author: Terre Lintner
ISBN: 978-0-02-203176-3
Introduction
1. Rome, Italy
2. The Olympics
3. 1960
4. Wilma Rudolph
5. 3 gold medals
Chapter 1: A Sickly Childhood
6. 1940
7. Tennessee
8. 21
9. She contracted polio
10. They had to travel 50 miles to a hospital in Nashville, Tennessee
11. At this time there were segregation laws, so the nearest African-American hospital was 50 miles away.
12. True
13. Dr. Jonas Salk
14. By 1979, polio was eliminated from the U.S.
Chapter 2: An Unusual Nickname
15. 12 years old
16. 4 years old
17. 8 years
18. 7th grade
19. Skeeter
20. 10th grade
21. no
Chapter 3: Training with the Tigerbelles
22. Ed Temple was the coach of the 1956 Tennessee State University Girls’ Track Team.
23. The U.S. Olympic Team
24. 1956
25. 16 years old
26. Melbourne, Australia
27. Yes, she won a bronze medal
Chapter 4: The 1960 Olympic Games
28. Rome, Italy
29. 100 meter race
30. 200 meter race
31. 4x100 meter relay race
32. The individual events are the 100-meter race and the 200 meter race. The team event is the 4x100 meter relay race.
33. It was special because it was the first time in the town’s history that blacks and whites celebrated together.
Chapter 5: Wilma’s Lasting Legacy
34. She created the Wilma Rudolph Foundation.
35. “The foundation provided free sports coaching to boys and girls, as well as academic assistance and support.”
36. She helped them by giving them speeches, telling them to believe in themselves.
37. 1994
38. 1994-1940= 54 years
39. Cancer was the illness that caused her death.
40. They released a 23 cent stamp I her honor.
41. The Wilma Rudolph Courage Award
42. The Women’s Sports Foundation
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