ACTIVITIES 1. Let's see how much we have understood: a) What happened to Wilma at the age of four? b) What did Wilma always dream of? c) What impressed the coach? d) Which game was Wilma allowed to play?
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1) she was attacked by polio.
2)Wilma always has a dream of walking and running kile other.
3) While she got last in the school athletes,also she didn't stop her running, confidence in her impressed the coach.
4) Athletes (running).
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The first American woman to win three gold medals in track & field at one Olympic Games was the sprinter Wilma Rudolph. In 1940, she was born in Tennessee. The answers are as follows:
- a) She contracted polio at age four after suffering from double pneumonia and scarlet fever, a lethal combination that left her paralysed.
- b)Wilma Rudolph has always wished to compete at the highest level of sports and win an Olympic medal. Despite having a challenging background and health issues, she was adamant about overcoming her physical limits and excelling as an athlete. She was able to accomplish her aim and become the first American woman to win three gold medals at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy, thanks to her perseverance and commitment.
- c)Ed Temple was the coach. Temple taught sociology at Tennessee State University and coached the school's track and field team for free. He was impressed by Wilma's speed.
- Due to her health issues as a child, which included polio, Wilma Rudolph was initially not permitted to participate in many sports. She was ultimately allowed to play sports, such as basketball and track and field. She eventually became quite good at sprinting.
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