맬 휫필드

소개

맬빈 ("맬") 그레스턴 휫필드(Malvin Greston Whitfield, 1924년 10월 11일 ~ 2015년 11월 18일)는 전 미국의 육상 선수이다. 그는 1948년과 1952년 하계 올림픽 800m 2관왕이며, 총 5개의 올림픽 메달(금메달 3개, 은메달 1개와 동메달 1개)을 획득하였다.

Malvin Greston Whitfield 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 metres relay. Overall, Whitfield was a five-time Olympic medalist. After his competitive career, he worked for 47 years as a coach, goodwill ambassador, as well as an athletic mentor in Africa on behalf of the United States Information Service.