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Wilma and President John F. Kennedy Wilma in a parade
FUN FACT
No one thought Wilma’s team would win
a medal in the 1956 Olympics. Wilma was called
Wilma was proud of her bronze medal. “The Tennessee
But she wanted to win a gold medal. Wilma Tornado” and
set goals. She worked hard for four years. “The Black Pearl.”
In 1960, Wilma went to the Olympics
again. She ran in three races. She won every
one. She was the first American woman to
win three gold medals at one Olympics!
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