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Malvin Greston Whitfield (October 11, 1924 – November 19, 2015) was an American athlete, goodwill ambassador, and airman. Nicknamed "Marvelous Mal", he was the Olympic champion in the 800 meters at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics, and a member of the 1948 gold medal team in the 4 × 400 meters relay.
Mal Whitfield (Estados Unidos, 11 de octubre de 1924-19 de noviembre de 2015) fue un atleta estadounidense, especializado en la prueba de 4x400 m en la que llegó a ser subcampeón olímpico en 1952. [ 1 ]
20 de nov. de 2015 · Mal Whitfield, a sleek middle-distance runner who won three Olympic gold medals for the United States, at one point as a Tuskegee Airman, and later became an American good-will ambassador...
15 de abr. de 2024 · Mal Whitfield was an American middle-distance runner, world-record holder for the 880-yard race (1950–54), for the 1,000-metre race (1953), and, as a member of the U.S. team, for the 4 × 440-yard relay race (1952–56) and the 4 × 880-yard relay race (1952).
19 de nov. de 2015 · Whitfield was a US Air Force sergeant who won the 800m in London 1948 and Helsinki 1952, setting three individual world records. He also won the 4x400m gold and a silver in the 4x400m, and coached extensively in Africa.
Whitfield, who started as an Ohio State Buckeye, but eventually graduated from Cal State LA, set U.S. records at 400 m and 440 y and three world records – two at 880 y (1:49.2 and 1:48.6) and one at 1,000 m (2:20.8). Indoors he won two AAU titles and set world records at three different distances.
Mal Whitfield fue un atleta estadounidense, especializado en la prueba de 4x400 m en la que llegó a ser subcampeón olímpico en 1952.
