Mal Whitfield: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Anniversary information added. Nov 15, 2025
Anniversary information added. Oct 07, 2025
First paragraph modernization. Apr 15, 2024
Add new Web site: The Washington Post - Mal Whitfield, three-time Olympic gold medalist, dies at 91. Apr 27, 2016
Add new Web site: United States of America Track and Field - Biography of Mal Whitfield. Apr 27, 2016
Add new Web site: Independent - Mal Whitfield: Athlete and �Tuskegee airman� who became the first person to win Olympic gold while on active duty. Apr 27, 2016
Add new Web site: The Whitfield Foundation - Biography of Mal Whitfield. Apr 27, 2016
Add new Web site: The New York Times - Mal Whitfield, Olympic Gold Medalist and Tuskegee Airman, Dies at 91. Apr 27, 2016
He died on November 19, 2015. Nov 20, 2015
Added photograph. Aug 02, 2011
Article added to new online database. May 04, 1999
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