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#美国运动员#Wilma Rudolph九岁之前一直都不得不使用足-踝-膝矫正器，但她从没放弃她成为顶级运动员的梦想。

通过努力工作和坚持不懈，她最终得以在1956年和1960年的奥运会上征战，并在1960年成为第一位在同一届奥运会上赢得三项田径金牌的美国女运动员。

不过Wilma Rudolph不仅是一位伟大的运动员，她在赛场外同样给人以激励。

在她拒绝出席她所在的田纳西州为庆祝她的胜利而举行的（种族）隔离式的活动后，当地最终妥协并为她举办了当地首次非隔离式的活动。

今天女子运动员成功路上的最大障碍是什么？更多关于Wilma Rudolph 的内容请见http://www.biography.com/people/wilma-rudolph-9466552#synopsis

#AmericanAthletes–Wilma Rudolph

Despite having to wear leg braces until the ageof nine, Wilma Rudolph never gave up on her dream of being a top athlete.Through hard work and perseverance she would eventually go on to compete in the1956 and 1960 Olympic games and became the first American woman to win threetrack and field gold medals in a single Olympics in 1960. But she was more thana great athlete; she was an inspiration off the track as well.  After sherefused to attend (racially) segregated events in her Tennessee to celebrate hervictories, the town acquiesced and held its first integrated functions in herhonor. What are the biggest obstacles to the success of female athletestoday?  To learn about her,  http://www.biography.com/people/wilma-rudolph-9466552#synopsis