e returned to her studies and received a degree in education when she graduated in 1963. In 1963 she also married her high school sweetheart, Robert Eldrige, with whom she had four children, Yolanda {1958}, Djuanna {1964}, Robert Jr. {1965}, and Xurry {1971}. They later got divorced. Now I will tell you about her accomplishments. Her first accomplishment was just staying alive. But after that she won a bronze metal in the 4x4 relay race in the1956 Olympic Games at the age of 16. On September 17th 1960 in Rome she became the first women to win three Olympic gold metals. She won the 100-meter dash, the 200-meter dash, and ran the anchor in the 400-meter relay team. That led her to become one of the most celebrated female athletes in history. Because of her celebrity she caused gender barriers to be broken. Because, previously women were not allowed in all track events. So she went where no women have gone before, and so did other women thanks to her. HER AWARDS United Press Athlete of the year 1960 Associated Press Women Athlete of the year 1960 The Babe Zaharias Award 1962 Black Sports Hall of Fame 1980 U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame 1983 Vitalis Cup for Sports Excellence 1983 Women's Sports Foundation Award 1984 The First Women to get these Awards James E. Sulivan Award for good sportsmanship 1961 European Sportswriters' Sportsman of the year Christopher Columbus Award for Most Outsta
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