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1、13WilmaRudolphPeoplecalledWilmaRudolph“theBlackPearl”,“theBlackGazelle”and“thefastestwomanintheworld”.Innineteensixty,shebecamethefirstAmericanwomantowinthreegoldmedalsinoneOlympics.WilmaRudolphwasborninnineteenforty,inSaintBethlehem,Tennessee.Shewasborntooearlyandonlyweighedtwoki
2、lograms.Shehadmanyillnesseswhenshewasveryyoung,includingpneumoniaandscarletfever.Shealsohadpolio,whichdamagedherleftleg.Whenshewassixyearsold,shebegantowearmetallegbracesbecauseshecouldnotusethatleg.Everyweek,Wilma’smotherdrovehertoaspecialdoctoreightykilometersaway.Here,shegotphy
3、sicaltreatmentstohelphealherleg.Shelatersaid:“MydoctorstoldmeIwouldneverwalkagain.MymothertoldmeIwould.Ibelievedmymother.”Soon,herfamily’sattentionandcareshowedresults.Bythetimeshewasnineyearsold,shenolongerneededherlegbraces.Whenshewaselevenyearsold,herbrotherssetupabasketballhoo
4、pinthebackyard.Afterthat,sheplayedbasketballeveryday.Asateenager,Wilmajoinedthegirl’sbasketballteamatBurtHighSchool.Shedidverywellinhighschoolbasketball.Sheoncescoredforty-ninepointsinonegame,whichbroketheTennesseestaterecord.WilmaRudolphwenttoherfirstOlympicGameswhenshewassixteen
5、yearsoldandstillinhighschool.Shecompetedinthenineteenfifty-sixgamesinMelbourne,Australia.Shewonabronzemedal,orthirdplace,inthesprintrelayevent.Innineteensixty,WilmaRudolphwenttotheOlympicsagain,thistimeinRome,Italy.Shewontwogoldmedalsintheonehundredmeterandthetwohundredmeterraces.
6、ShesetanewOlympicrecordoftwenty-threepointtwosecondsforthetwohundredmetersprintrelayevent,settingaworldrecordofforty-fourpointfiveseconds.Aftersheretiredfromsports,WilmaRudolphcompletedhereducationatTennesseeStateUniversity.Shegotherbachelor’sdegreeinelementaryeducationandbecameat
7、eacher.WilmaRudolphdiedofbraincancerinnineteenninety-fourinNashville,Tennessee.Sheinfluencedathletes,AfricanAmericansandwomenaroundtheworld.(388words)威尔玛鲁道夫威尔玛．鲁道夫被人们称为“黑珍珠”，“黑瞪羚”和“世界上跑得最快的女人”1960年，她成为第一个在一次奥林匹克运动会中获得三块金牌的美国女运动员。威尔玛．鲁道夫与1940年生于田纳西州的圣伯利恒。她是一个早产儿，出生时仅2公斤。在小时候她身体不太好，
8、曾经得过肺炎和猩红热。她还患有小儿麻痹，这使她的左腿受到损伤。当她
