United States of America OLYMPIC CHAMPIONMal Whitfield
Also known as Malvin Groston Whitfield- Born
- 11 Oct 1924
- Died
- 18 Nov 2015 · aged 91
- Birthplace
- Bay City, Texas, USA
- On the podium
- 1948 – 1952
- Olympian
- 2× · London, Helsinki
By championship
| Championship | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Pan American Games | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| International total | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
National championships
| Championship | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Track & Field Championships | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| US Olympic Trials | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| National total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
Medals 8
| Year | Championship | Event | Venue | Place | Mark | Record | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Olympic Games | 800m | Helsinki | 1 | 1:49.2 | OR= | Adjusted 1:49.34 |
| 1952 | Olympic Games | 4x400m | Helsinki | 2 | 3.04.0 | Adjusted 3:04.21 | |
| 1951 | Pan American Games | 4x400m | Buenos Aires | 1 | 3.09.9 | CR | |
| 1951 | Pan American Games | 800m | Buenos Aires | 1 | 1:53.2 | ||
| 1951 | Pan American Games | 400m | Buenos Aires | 1 | 47.8 | CR | |
| 1948 | Olympic Games | 800m | London | 1 | 1:49.2 | OR | |
| 1948 | Olympic Games | 4x400m | London | 1 | 3.10.4 | ||
| 1948 | Olympic Games | 400m | London | 3 | 46.9 |
National results 11
- 1954 USA Track & Field Championships · St.Louis, MO 880 yards 1 1:50.8
- 1953 USA Track & Field Championships · Dayton, OH 880 yards 1 1:51.5
- 1952 US Olympic Trials · Los Angeles 400m 1 46.9
- 1952 US Olympic Trials · Los Angeles 800m 1 1:48.6
- 1952 USA Track & Field Championships · Long Beach, CA 400m 1 46.4
- 1951 USA Track & Field Championships · Berkeley, CA 800m 1 1:52.9
- 1950 USA Track & Field Championships · College Park, MD 800m 1 1:51.8
- 1949 USA Track & Field Championships · Fresno, CA 800m 1 1:50.5
- 1948 US Olympic Trials · Evanston, IL 800m 1 1:50.6
- 1948 US Olympic Trials · Evanston, IL 400m 1 46.6
- 1948 USA Track & Field Championships · Milwaukee, WI 400m 1 — OC