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DMF KeyNotes – Wilma Rudolph Video Transcript

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DMF KeyNotes

A Celebration of Individuals with Disabilities

This week features 

[Image - Sketch of Wilma Rudolph smiling and holding up a medal in her left hand]

Wilma Rudolph born 1940 to 1994

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She was an Olympic champion and Icon 

who at the age of five contracted polio and wore a brace on her left leg for six years.

With great tenacity 

She overcame her disability and became a naturally gifted runner. 

[Images (2) - Photo of a young Wilma Rudolph standing on the running track in a stadium with fans in the bleachers on the left side of the page, and photo of Wilma running holding a baton in her left hand on the right side of the page]

She qualified as the youngest member on the American team for the 1956 Summer Olympics.

[Image – Photo of Wilma as she leaps off the starting blocks in a running race, with spectators seated in the background of the stadium]

In 1960, Rudolph became the first American woman to win three gold medals.

[Image - Photo of Wilma wearing one medal around her neck and holding up a medal in each hand]

In 1981, Rudolph formed the Wilma Rudolph foundation to train young athletes.

[Image - Photo of an older Wilma standing in front of a sign that reads: “Wilma Rudolph Foundation”]

She is celebrated as one of the fastest women in the world who inspired many with her life story. 

[Image – Photo of an outdoor statue of Wilma G. Rudolph]

Rudolph received numerous awards and was inducted into the International Sports Hall of Fame in 1980, and the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame in 1983.

[Quote from Wilma Rudolph:] 

“Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit.”

[Image - Photo of a smiling Wilma with a bouquet of flowers in a stadium crowded with spectators]

Thank you Wilma Rudolph!

[Image - Photo of an elder Wilma Rudolph]

You can thank her too by sharing her incredible story today!

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Photo Credits (in order):

  • 4th Slide - Wilma Rudolph Sketch: Clip2Art / AP

  • 5th Slide - Photo of Wilma Rudolph: Biography.com

  • 7th Slide - Photo of Wilma Rudolph (Left): Getty Images

  • 7th Slide - Photo of Wilma Rudolph (Right): AP

  • 8th Slide - Photo of Wilma Rudolph: TNState.edu

  • 9th Slide - Photo of Wilma Rudolph: Getty Images

  • 10th Slide - Photo of Wilma Rudolph: AllPosters.com

  • 11th Slide - Photo of Wilma Rudolph: Clarksville

  • 13th Slide - Photo of Wilma Rudolph: Alchetron

  • 14th Slide - Photo of Wilma Rudolph: National Women’s Hall of Fame

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