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Olympic winners of polio disease / Ewa Kałamacka

Kałamacka, Ewa

The aim of this article is to recall the somewhat forgotten Olympic winners (Ray Ewry, Walt Davis, Wilma Rudolph) who contracted Heine-Medina disease in their childhood. Thanks to rehabilitation, they regained their temporarily lost mobility. Physical activity became the meaning of their lives and as adults, they became Olympic champions. They were true heroes of sport, and thanks to them, sport became richer in personalities, remarkably worth following and giving hope to those who doubt (those ill) their own abilities.

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