Mal Whitfield
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title:
Mal Whitfield
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Malvin Greston Whitfield 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. Overall, Whitfield was a five-time Olympic medalist. After his competitive career, he worked for 47 years as a coach, goodwill ambassador, as well as an athletic mentor in Africa on behalf of the United States Information Service.
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Tuskegee Airman and US Olympic athlete 1924–2015)
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mal_Whitfield
date created:
2004-07-03T10:53:16Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T09:35:02Z
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