Mal Whitfield
| Mal Whitfield | |
 Mal Whitfield, 1948. | |
| Född | Malvin Greston Whitfield 11 oktober 1924[1][2] Bay City, Texas, USA |
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| Död | 19 november 2015[3][4][2] (91 år) Washington, USA |
| Begravd | Arlingtonkyrkogården |
| Medborgare i | USA |
| Utbildad vid | Ohio State University California State University, Los Angeles Jefferson High School |
| Sysselsättning | Officer, tränare, goodwillambassadör, sprinter, medeldistanslöpare, pilot |
| Arbetsgivare | United States Information Agency |
| Barn | Fredricka Whitfield (f. 1965) |
| Utmärkelser | |
| James E. Sullivan Award (1954) National Track and Field Hall of Fame (1974) Ohio State Varsity O Hall of Fame (1978) | |
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| Friidrott, herrar | ||
Nation:  USA | ||
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 Olympiska spel | ||
| Guld | London 1948 | 800 meter |
| Guld | London 1948 | 4 x 400 meter |
| Guld | Helsingfors 1952 | 800 meter |
| Silver | Helsingfors 1952 | 4 x 400 meter |
| Brons | London 1948 | 400 meter |
Malvin Groston "Mal" Whitfield , född 11 oktober 1924 i Bay City i Texas, död 18 november 2015 i Washington, D.C.,[5] var en amerikansk friidrottare.
Whitfield blev olympisk mästare på 800 meter vid olympiska sommarspelen 1948 i London och vid olympiska sommarspelen 1952 i Helsingfors.[6]
Källor
- ^ SNAC, Mal Whitfield, läs online, läst: 9 oktober 2017.[källa från Wikidata]
- ^ [a b] Find a Grave, Malvin Whitfield, läs online, läst: 9 oktober 2017.[källa från Wikidata]
- ^ läs online, The New York Times, läst: 28 november 2015.[källa från Wikidata]
- ^ läs online, The Los Angeles Times, läst: 28 november 2015.[källa från Wikidata]
- ^ "Three-Time Olympic Track Champion Mal Whitfield Dies At 91". Team USA.
- ^ ”Mal Whitfield” (på engelska). Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Arkiverad från originalet den 29 december 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20081229112352/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wh/mal-whitfield-1.html. Läst 15 juni 2012.
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Mal Whitfield (b. 1924) won Gold in the 800m event and in the 4x400m relay at the 1948 Olympics. "Marvelous" Mal served in the United States Air Force during the Korean War. He was the first black athlete to win the James E. Sullivan Award in 1954 for outstanding amateur athletics. Whitfield trained numerous athletes over the years and arranged sports scholarships for over 5,000 African athletes to study in the US.
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