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Malvin Whitfield
Born: Oct 11, 1924
United States
400 m
Personal Best:   45.9  Eskilstuna  Aug 16, 1953
Top 25 Lists Tournaments Records
Year Result Place Venue Date
1947 47.4 12 Lincoln Jul 04
1948 46.6 3 Evanston Jul 10
1949 46.2 2 Göteborg Aug 28
1950 46.7 5 Fresno May 13
1951 46.7 3 Sendai Aug 17
1952 46.4 4 Long Beach Jun 20
1953 45.9 1 Eskilstuna Aug 16
1955 46.9 13 Boulder Jun 25
International
Year Result Place
1948 (Olympic) 46.9 3
1951 (PanAmer) 47.8 1
1952 (Olympic) 47.1 6
National
Year Result Place
1948 (Olympic Trial) 46.6 =TR 1
1948 (USA Champ.) NA 2
1952 (Olympic Trial) 46.9 1
1952 (USA Champ.) 46.4 1
1955 (USA Champ.) 47.2 4
None
800 m
Personal Best:   1.47.9  Turku  Jul 17, 1953
Top 25 Lists Tournaments Records
Year Result Place Venue Date
1946 1.52.1 16 Champaign Jun 01
1947 1.51.0 15 Lincoln Jul 05
1948 1.49.2 2 London Aug 2
1949 1.49.6 1 Los Angeles Jun 18
1950 1.48.5 1 Berea Aug 19
1951 1.51.2 19 Compton Jun 01
1952 1.48.0 1 Göteborg Aug 6
1953 1.47.9 1 Turku Jul 17
1954 1.49.1 7 Compton Jun 4
1955 1.48.3 13 Compton Jun 03
1956 1.48.2 13 Bakersfield Jun 23
International
Year Result Place
1948 (Olympic) 1.49.2 1
1951 (PanAmer) 1.53.2 1
1952 (Olympic) 1.49.2 1
1955 (PanAmer) 1.52.66 4
National
Year Result Place
1946 (USA Champ.) NA 2
1947 (USA Champ.) 1.51.0 2
1948 (Olympic Trial) 1.50.6 1
1949 (USA Champ.) 1.50.5 1
1950 (USA Champ.) 1.51.8 1
1951 (USA Champ.) 1.52.9 1
1952 (Olympic Trial) 1.48.6 1
1953 (USA Champ.) 1.51.5 MRy 1
1954 (USA Champ.) 1.50.8 MRy 1
1956 (Olympic Trial) 1.49.3 6
1956 (USA Champ.) 1.48.18 3
American Records  
(• - Record was ratified)
• 1.48.6* Los Angeles Jun 27, 1952
  1.48.0 Göteborg Aug 06, 1952
  1.47.9 Turku Jul 17, 1953
4 x 400 m Relay
Top 25 Lists Tournaments Records
None
Year Result Place
1948 (Olympic) 3.10.2 1
1951 (PanAmer) 3.09.9 1
1952 (Olympic) 3.04.0 2
None