Going for Gold: Wilma Rudolph and the 1960 Olympics
TABLE OF CONTENTS A TASTE OF GLORY LEARNING TO RUN FASTER AND STRONGER GOING FOR GOLD MORE ABOUT WILMA RUDOLPH GLOSSARY TO LEARN MORE INDEX USA 4.6..10..16 22.23 24 24 Red text identifies historical quotes
usa usa A TASTE OF GLORY 1956 Summer Olympics Melbourne Australia American sprinter Wilma Rudolph is competing in her first Olympic Games She is only 16 years old 4 Wilma is running in the first heat of the 200 meter dash If she does well she will be one step closer to the 200 meter dash finals Unfortunately Wilma does not run fast enough to make the finals
48 usa 4 usa 46 51 47 USA Wilma is disappointed with her race but she is inspired by another runner She watches as Australian runner Betty Cuthbert wins gold in the 100 meter and 200 meter races USA Wilma also has another opportunity to race She runs the third leg of the 4x100 meter relay They win the bronze medal USA USA Her team runs hard and finishes in third place No matter what I'm coming back to the Olympics in four years And next time I'll be racing for gold USA 5
