Or the female athlete who was told by a doctor when she was a kid that she would never be able to walk w/o assistance from braces or crutches....................................she became the world's fastest woman..............winning 3 gold medals in in track in Rome..............the Italians nicknamed her "the Black Pearl".......

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Wilma Glodean Rudolph (June 23, 1940 – November 12, 1994) was an American track and ... Along with other 1960 Olympic athletes such as Cassius Clay (who later became ... The powerful sprinter emerged from the 1960 Rome Olympics as "The ... Black Gazelle"); to the French she was La Perle Noire ("The Black Pearl").

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Aug 14, 2012 - In the 1960 Rome Olympics, she was known as “The Tornado”; in France, “La Perle Noire” (“The Black Pearl”); to the Italians ... She vowed to put all her illness behind her and finally acheive her dream of becoming an athlete.

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Jan 25, 2013 - Her exemplary play and remarkable athletic ability eventually led the ... She qualified for the 1960 Olympics in Rome, and it was there that she ... Dubbed “The Black Pearl”, fans and press alike flocked to her in Rome, and ...

Wilma Rudolph, 1940-1994: 'The Fastest Woman in the World'

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Mar 10, 2012 - STEVE EMBER: They called her “the Black Pearl,” “the Black Gazelle” and “the fastest woman ... These three gold medals made her one of the most popular athletes at the Rome games. ... (SOUND - 1960 ROME OLYMPICS).

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... -including the GOLD medal for 4×100 meter relay race at 1960 Olmpics in Rome. ... (The Black Gazelle) by the Italians and “La Perle Noire” (The Black Pearl) by the French. Rudolph was the United Press Athlete of the Year in 1960 and the ...