In Her Shoes: What Wilma Rudolph and Billie Jean King taught my daughters Wilma Rudolph crosses the finish line to win the women's 400-meter relay at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.

Olympic champion Wilma Rudolph has family in Louisville and WHAS11's Sherlene Shanklin sat down with her nephews who knew her as simply Aunt Wilma.

Wilma Rudolph was the first American woman runner in Olympic history to win three gold medals in a single Olympics. Not bad for a child who was told she would never walk.

Rudolph was particularly beloved in Europe, and after her third gold spectators went ballistic. She was mobbed by microphone-wielding reporters, who dubbed her the fastest woman in the world.

At the 1960 Rome Olympics, Wilma Goldean Rudolph became "the fastest woman in the world" and the first American woman to win three gold medals in one Olympics. She won the 100- and 200-meter races ...

Interstate 24 eastbound is fully open after being closed near the Wilma Rudolph Boulevard exit in Clarksville after a multi-vehicle wreck Saturday morning.

Police said a 12-year-old ran out onto Wilma Rudolph Boulevard and was struck by a car.

Wilma Rudolph has an incredibly inspiring tale of triumph over adversity. Rudolph faced an uphill battle right from her very first moment on this earth. She was born prematurely on June 23, 1940 ...

Interstate 24 eastbound is fully open after being closed near the Wilma Rudolph Boulevard exit in Clarksville after a multi-vehicle wreck Saturday morning.

An American track and field sprinter who competed in the 100 and 200 meters dash, Wilma Glodean Rudolph was born prematurely June 23, 1940. Rudolph contracted infantile paralysis, which was caused … ...

Rudolph was particularly beloved in Europe, and after her third gold spectators went ballistic. She was mobbed by microphone-wielding reporters, who dubbed her the fastest woman in the world.