Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Wilma Glodean Rudolph (June 23, 1940 November 12, 1994) was an American athlete.In the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, she became the first American woman to win three gold medals in track and field during a single Olympic Games, despite running on a sprained ankle at the time. A track and field champion, she elevated women''s track to a major presence in the United States.