Sprinter
Wilma Rudolph
Had polio as a child and wore a leg brace until she was nine, then won three golds at the 1960 Olympics and was called the fastest woman in the world.
Wilma Glodean Rudolph was an American sprinter who overcame polio as a child and went on to become a world-record-holding Olympic champion and international sports icon in track and field following her successes in the 1956 and 1960 Olympic Games. Rudolph competed in the 200-meter dash and won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100-meter relay at the 1956 Summer Olympics at Melbourne, Australia. She also won three gold medals, in the 100- and 200-meter individual events and the 4 × 100-meter relay at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. Rudolph was acclaimed as the fastest woman in the world in the 1960s; she became the first American woman to win three gold medals in track and field during a single Olympic Games.
- Born
- 1940-06-23, Clarksville, Tennessee, USAA Sunday
- Died
- 1994-11-12, Brentwood, Tennessee, USAA Saturday, aged 54
- At birth
- Sun in Cancer, Moon in Aquarius
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1940-06-23, Clarksville, Tennessee, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Cancer | 2°02′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aquarius | 17°14′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Cancer | 27°19′ | Direct |
| Venus | Cancer | 7°02′ | Retrograde |
| Mars | Cancer | 23°48′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Taurus | 8°03′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Taurus | 11°24′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Taurus | 24°17′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Virgo | 22°50′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Leo | 1°36′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1994-11-12, Brentwood, Tennessee, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Scorpio | 20°07′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 19°23′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Scorpio | 3°04′ | Direct |
| Venus | Scorpio | 4°55′ | Retrograde |
| Mars | Leo | 19°47′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 24°06′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Pisces | 5°41′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 23°06′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 21°02′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Scorpio | 27°39′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Wilma Rudolph was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.
