women runners

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women runners

Wilma Rudolph

Olympic track star
2006
Tells the life story of Wilma Rudolph in graphic novel format, chronicling her transformation from a sickly child with a brace on her leg to an Olympic track-and-field champion, with a description of her later volunteer work.

Gail Devers

2002
Offers a brief introduction to the life of track and field star Gail Devers, discussing her 1992 Olympic triumph, her battle with Graves' disease, and her professional comeback.

Wilma Rudolph

athlete and educator
2000
A career biography of Wilma Rudolph, focusing on her accomplishments as an athlete and educator, and as the first American woman to win three gold medals at the same Olympics.

Wilma Rudolph

the greatest woman sprinter in history
2004
Profiles Wilma Rudolph, who overcame childhood polio to become an Olympic medal-winning runner.

No finish line

my life as I see it
2001

Stick to it!

the story of Wilma Rudolph
2003
Profiles Wilma Rudolph, who overcame polio to become a runner, the first American woman to win three Olympic gold medals, and the founder of a group that helps poor children to do better in school and learn sports.

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