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                                                        Wilma Rudolph
                                                            Track Star
                                                  Born 1940 - Died 1994

1.  What disease did Wilma Rudolph have as a child?  How does the disease affect
      people?

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2.  How did her parents and her brothers and sisters help her to walk again?

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3.  What award did Wilma earn in the  1956 Olympics in Melbourne, Australia?

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4.  What awards did she earn in the 1960 Olympics in Rome?

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5.  What did she do when she retired from running?

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6.  How has Wilma Rudolph helped children? 

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7.  How did she die and how old was she?

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8.  What lessons can you learn from the life of Wilma Rudolph?

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