Rudolph" in Harper, Jo. Wilma Rudolph: Olympic Runner (Childhood of Famous Americans), Aladdin (January 6, 2004) – Krull, Kathleen. Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph Became the World's Fastest Woman, Harcourt * Children's Books; Library Binding edition (April 1, 1996) – Norwood, Arlisha. "Wilma Rudolph." National Women's History Museum. 2017. Further reading Lansbury, Jennifer. A spectacular leap: black women athletes in twentieth-century America. University of Arkansas Press, 2014, Fayetteville. . External links Wilma Rudolph, Whitehouse Kids Sports Heroes: Wilma Rudolph, My Hero Project Wilma Rudolph, 2008 Summer Olympics website Norwood, Arlisha. "Wilma Rudolph". National Women's History Museum. 2017. 1940 births 1994 deaths Track and field athletes from Tennessee People from Clarksville, Tennessee American female sprinters African-American female track and field athletes World record setters in athletics (track and field) Olympic gold medalists for the United States in track and field Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in track and field Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics James E. Sullivan Award recipients Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1959 Pan American Games Tennessee State Lady Tigers track and field athletes People with polio Deaths from brain cancer in the United States Burials in Tennessee Deaths from cancer in Tennessee Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics People from Montgomery County, Tennessee USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners Medalists at the 1959 Pan American Games 20th-century African-American women 20th-century African-American people 20th-century African-American sportspeople Olympic female sprinters