Wilma Rudolph: Against All Odds Crossword

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Across
  1. 1. Wilma could not walk for _____ years
  2. 2. Wilma wore a _____ on her leg
  3. 4. Wilma's _____ gave many women a chance to try new things
  4. 5. At age 16, she made it to the _____
  5. 8. Today polio is very _____
  6. 10. She won the bronze medal for the 100-meter _____ race
  7. 12. She was the first _____ woman to win three gold medals at one Olympics
  8. 13. He let Wilma practice with his _____ track team
  9. 15. Wilma was _____ of her bronze medal
  10. 16. She _____ the other kids play
  11. 17. Wilma became a star _____!
Down
  1. 1. She became a _____ and a coach
  2. 3. She was one of the first _____ American women to be honored for being a good athlete
  3. 4. Wilma worked hard to get _____
  4. 6. She was osten sick because she was so _____
  5. 7. She ran in _____ races
  6. 9. Her brothers built a basketball hoop in their _____
  7. 11. Wilma Rudolph was born in _____
  8. 14. At first, Wilma was not a fast _____