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Image: Mal Whitfield USA Athlete, Olympic Games, London, 1948

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Description: Mal Whitfield (b. 1924) won Gold in the 800m event and in the 4x400m relay at the 1948 Olympics. "Marvelous" Mal served in the United States Air Force during the Korean War. He was the first black athlete to win the James E. Sullivan Award in 1954 for outstanding amateur athletics. Whitfield trained numerous athletes over the years and arranged sports scholarships for over 5,000 African athletes to study in the US. Daily Herald Archive at the National Media Museum We're happy for you to share this digital image within the spirit of The Commons. Certain restrictions on high quality reproductions of the original physical version of apply though; if you're unsure please visit the National Media Museum website. For obtaining reproductions of selected images please go to the Science and Society Picture Library.
Title: Mal Whitfield USA Athlete, Olympic Games, London, 1948
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