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Wilma Rudolph convincingly wins the women's 100 meter dash at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome

Wilma Rudolph convincingly wins the women's 100 meter dash at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome

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Rudolph was the fastest woman in the world in the 1960s & became the 1st american woman to win 3 gold medals in a single olympic’s