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Wilma Rudolph wins 3rd gold medal in 1960...
Wilma Rudolph wins 3rd gold medal in 1960...
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September 09, 1960
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, September 9, 1960
* Wilma Rudolph wins record breaking 3rd gold medal
* 1960 Summer Olympics - track and field sprinter star
The sport's section (page 33) has a four column headline: "Third Gold Medal to Wilma Rudolph" with subhead. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 38 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.
wikipedia notes: At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy, Rudolph competed in three events on a cinder track in Rome's Stadio Olimpico: the 100- and 200-meter sprints, as well as the 4 × 100-meter relay. Rudolph, who won a gold medal in each of these events, became the first American woman to win three gold medals in a single Olympiad.
Category: The 20th Century
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