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Wilma Rudolph was born into a poor home in tenneesse. At the age 4,she had double pneumonia with scarlet fever, a deadly combination which left her paralyzed with polio. She had to wear a brace and the doctor said she would never put her foot on the earth. But her mother encouraged her'she told Wilma that with God given ability,persistence and faith she could do anything she wanted. Wilma said, "I want to be the fastest woman on the track of this earth." At the age of nine, against the advise of the doctors she remove the brace and took the first step the doctors had said she never wood at the age of 13 she entered her first race and came way last. And then she entered her second, and third and fourth and came way, way last until a day came when she came in first.At the age of 15 she went to Tennessee State University where she met a coach by the name Ed Temple. She told him,"I want to the fastest woman on the track on this earth" Temple said,"With your spirit nobody can stop you and besides, I will help you."The day came when she was at the Olympics and at the Olympics you are matched with the best nof the best.Wilma was matched against a woman mnamed Jutta Heine who had never been beaten. The first event was 100 meter race . Wilma beat Jutta Heine and won her first gold medal.The second event was the 200 meter race and Wilma beat Jutta a second time and won her second gold medal. The third event was the 400-meter relay and she was racing against Jutta one more time .In the relay the fastest person always runs the last lap and they both anchored their teams. The first three people ran and changed the baton easily. When it came to Wilma's turn, she dropped the baton. But Wilma saw Jutta shoot up at the other end; she picked the baton, ran like a machine, beat Jutta third time and won the third gold medal.It became history: That a paralytic woman became the fastest woman on the earth at the 1960 olympics....