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Mal Whitfield

1924 - 2015

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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 metres relay. Overall, Whitfield was a five-time Olympic medalist (three gold, one silver, one bronze). 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mal Whitfield is the 2,345th most popular athlete (down from 2,130th in 2019), the 12,502nd most popular biography from United States (down from 11,670th in 2019) and the 409th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Mal Whitfield ranks 2,345 out of 6,025. Before him are Tage Henriksen, Simon Eder, Lauryn Williams, Kim Min-jae, Daniel Plaza, and Nicu Vlad. After him are Luis Lucchetti, Miller Anderson, Ivan Dresser, Daniel Rudisha, Sergey Belyayev, and Vic Lindquist.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Mal Whitfield ranks 486. Before him are Ralph Miliband, Terry Southern, Vajiha Samadova, Frank Lautenberg, Louie Bellson, and Frank Church. After him are Bob Kurland, Nikolai Sologubov, Sofía Ímber, Jo Benkow, Jimmy Rogers, and John Riseley-Prichard. Among people deceased in 2015, Mal Whitfield ranks 499. Before him are Amanda Peterson, Frank Borghi, Holly Woodlawn, Peter Kern, Jonathan Crombie, and Kim Fowley. After him are Walter Browne, Alan Hodgkinson, Ron Springett, Zhivko Gospodinov, Justin Wilson, and Wilfred Agbonavbare.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mal Whitfield ranks 12,506 out of 20,380. Before him are Jessica Hecht (1965), Alfred Lunt (1892), Patricia Goldman-Rakic (1937), Ken Flach (1963), Donna D'Errico (1968), and Faith Evans (1973). After him are Miller Anderson (1922), Fontella Bass (1940), Melissa Benoist (1988), Sylvia Browne (1936), Andrew Sarris (1928), and Hap Sharp (1928).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Mal Whitfield ranks 409. Before him are Gerry Ashworth (1942), Randy Williams (1953), C. J. Hunter (1968), Larry Myricks (1956), Lauryn Williams (1983), and Kim Min-jae (null). After him are Miller Anderson (1922), Ivan Dresser (1896), Sim Iness (1930), Shaun White (1986), William Steinkraus (1925), and Katie Nageotte (1991).

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