Interview with Wilma Rudolph

Interview with Wilma Rudolph conducted for Black Champions. Discussion centers on overcoming polio as a child, playing basketball in high school, and transititiong to running in college. Other topics include her experience participating in the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne and the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome as well as attending Tenneesee State University, which was segregated at the time.

[@AndersonPollard]

Thank you for uploading this interview, Wilma is my great aunt. My grandmother’s little sister and I’ve never seen this interview before

[@SamePassage]

Thanks for the compliment, as i was editing this video, i fell in love with her. What an absolute beautiful woman, she stole my heart

[@mys3682]

​@@SamePassage she well spoken, educated, and beautiful ❤

[@MichaelJohnson-wk8tk]

Wilma was my favorite athlete of all time. Thanks for sharing this!

[@htlewis07]

Wow, she was fine! Black Women had so much elegance back in the day!

[@elderhardaway5674]

**Wilma Rudolph** I Always Admired Her And Her Accomplishments That She Achieved In Track And Field!!!!!
Her Personality Is Awesome, Along With Her Opinions And Experiences She Dealt With In A Humble But Imperative Way.
**An Amazing** And A **Beautiful Woman** A **Great** Human Being!!!!!

[@curtismurray6909]

I am from Clarksville, I went to school with her daughter and son Dawana and Dude. Was at there house often. ❤️❤️

[@mys3682]

"The further I ran...the faster I became". That's definitely a gift within itself.

[@SanDiegoRT]

She was a beautiful and graceful woman.

[@jessicaT12345]

this is terrific!

[@mys3682]

This video looks close to current (2024) ❤

[@henrybrowne7248]

Yeah, it couldn't have been much later than 1970 or so.

[@theyluvli._8457]

Aww...

[@bingobrown9800]

Family