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

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mal Whitfield has received more than 362,717 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Mal Whitfield is the 1,902nd most popular athlete (down from 1,238th in 2019), the 12,900th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,790th in 2019) and the 351st most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Mal Whitfield ranks 1,902 out of 3,059Before him are Tomáš Dvořák, Addis Abebe, Lisa Vittozzi, Vyacheslav Yanovskiy, Liliya Nurutdinova, and Ralf Schumann. After him are Attila Horváth, Maritza Martén, Vicki Draves, Betty Heidler, Shaolin Sándor Liu, and Kim Ki-hoon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Mal Whitfield ranks 444Before him are Norvel Lee, Juan Ponce Enrile, A. B. Bardhan, Robert Sobukwe, Ken Green, and Patricia Roberts Harris. After him are Vincent Canby, Vicki Draves, Dolores Gray, Ella Mae Morse, Nek Chand, and Jonathan Frid. Among people deceased in 2015, Mal Whitfield ranks 472Before him are Don Howe, Alan Hodgkinson, Leon Brittan, Bob Burns, George Clayton Johnson, and Philip Levine. After him are Andy Sutcliffe, Fernando de Araújo, Peter Pišťanek, Bud Yorkin, Nek Chand, and Jimmy Hill.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mal Whitfield ranks 12,900 out of 18,182Before him are Scott Storch (1973), Benjamin Stoddert (1751), Walt Hazzard (1942), Bryan Dechart (1987), Ryan Kelley (1986), and Noah Schnapp (2004). After him are Danny Jacobs (1968), Erin Cummings (1977), Alphonso Ford (1971), Ray J (1981), Walter Donaldson (1893), and Vincent Canby (1924).

Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Mal Whitfield ranks 351Before him are Wilbur Thompson (1921), Jesse Mashburn (1933), Mary Decker (1958), Lorenzo Wright (1926), Jenn Suhr (1982), and Louise Ritter (1958). After him are Vicki Draves (1924), George Woods (1943), Steve Lewis (1969), Michael Marsh (1967), Lauryn Williams (1983), and Joe DeLoach (1967).