OLYMPIC REVIEW81 WILMARUDOLPHOne of a family of 22 children, Rudolphovercame poliovirus-induced infantileparalysis to become the first Americanwoman to win three gold medals in trackand field during a single Olympic Games, inRome in 1960. Following bronze in the 4 x100m relay in Melbourne in 1956, aged just16, she took gold in the 100m, 200m and 4 x 100m relay four years later.THEOLYMPICSPIRIT |