Wilma Rudolph - Life By Jfeine1 Jun 23, 1940 Birth of Wilma Rudolph Dec 29, 1943 Wilma gets sick with polio Jul 30, 1950 Wilma walked without a brace for the first time Jun 11, 1956 Competed in the 1956 Olympics in Austria; won a bronze medal Jun 13, 1960 Wilma wins three gold medals at the 1960 Olympics Jun 11, 1963 Graduates from college; gets married Mar 14, 1977 Wrote a book about her life Feb 26, 1981 Starts a group for young athletes Nov 12, 1994 Died of brain cancer Jun 23, 1997 Wilma Rudolph Day was established in Tennessee Jun 30, 2004 The US postal service creates a stamp in honor of Wilma
