As part of Minnesota's celebration of National Girls and Women in Sports Day on Wednesday, University of St. Thomas athletics administrator Amy Cooper received the Wilma Rudolph Courage Award.

According to the Clarksville Police Department, the first collision occurred at approximately 6:51 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 2 by the intersection of Wilma Rudolph Boulevard and Old Trenton Lane.

The potential for greatness lives within each of us.” – Wilma Rudolph, who in Rome in 1960 became the first American female athlete to win three gold medals in a single Olympic Games.

As we gear up for the 2024 Paris Olympics, it’s also important to remember that several athletes who attended HBCUs also won gold at the Summer Games, such as Edwin Moses and Wilma Rudolph.

Rudolph later became active in youth work, heading the Wilma Rudolph Foundation. She also became a motivational speaker and, in 1987, became head track coach at DePauw University. She was elected to ...

Nashville State Community College held a groundbreaking event this week in preparation to expand and renovate its campus on Wilma Rudolph Boulevard. The project is estimated to cost around $34 ...

The fire department responded to a fire at Wheel Shop, 1655 Wilma Rudolph Blvd., around 11:30 a.m. Off-duty fire personnel were called in to assist battling the fire. A fire department spokesman ...

Wilma Rudolph has won three gold medals and one bronze medal. Rudolph first competed in the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Four years later she would return for the gold, not once ...

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — You can’t travel through the City of Clarksville and not feel Wilma Rudolph’s impact. From street signs to statues, she’s influenced many like Patti Marquess.

After an acting career that included playing the Olympic sprinter Wilma Rudolph in a TV movie, she became known as a director for her work at regional theaters. By Richard Sandomir The actor and ...

a biopic about track star Wilma Rudolph and the obstacles she faced to win three gold medals in the 1960 Olympics. In the television movie, Finney starred opposite Cicely Tyson, Jason Bernard ...