Mal Whitfield, a record-setting middle-distance runner who won three Olympic gold medals in 1948 and 1952 and later spent many years as a U.S. Foreign Service officer and sports ambassador in ...

Whitfield, who earned the moniker “Marvelous Mal,” went on to become the premier 800-meter runner of his era, winning gold medals in the event at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics.

Mal Whitfield, or "Marvelous Mal" as he was called, held his share of world records but he was an athlete who ran to win, rather than for time. Competitive at any distance from the 220 to the mile, ...

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ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) - A standard military honors funeral service is scheduled for Mal Whitfield, a Tuskegee airman who won Olympic track and field titles and served for decades as a sports affairs ...

At the crack of the starter's gun, Mal Whitfield broke from his crouch and eased into his power-glide stride. The four-man field in the 500-yd. race whirled around the first turn, Whitfield dead ...

Brendan Whitfield is competing at the national championships in Indianapolis right now. Whitfield qualified for the 2024 Olympic Trials in two races so far: the 100-meter freestyle and 50-meter ...

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¶ The U.S. Olympic two-mile relay team of Bill Ashenfelter, Reggie Pearman, Johnny Barnes and Mal Whitfield, by 40 yards over Britain’s team, to set a world mark of 7 min. 29.2 sec.; U.S ...