Mal Whitfield Autographs
Malvin Greston Whitfield (October 11, 1924 – November 19, 2015) 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 meters relay. Overall, Whitfield was a five-time Olympic medalist (three gold, one silver, one bronze). 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.
Whitfield was born in Bay City, Texas. He moved to the Watts district of Los Angeles when he was 4 years old. At that age, his father died. His mother died when he was 12, after which he was raised by his older sister. He sneaked into the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum during the 1932 Summer Olympic Games, where he watched Eddie Tolan defeat Ralph Metcalfe in the 100 meter race, an event that spurred his own Olympic goals.
Whitfield joined the United States Army Air Forces in 1943 as a member of the Tuskegee Airmen. After World War II, he remained in the military, but also enrolled at Ohio State University. In the early 1950s, he also served in the United States Air Force during the Korean War, flying 27 combat missions as a tail gunner. Under the coaching of Larry Snyder, he won the NCAA title while at Ohio State in the 800 m in 1948 and 880 yd in 1949. After leaving the university, he won the AAU title from 1949 to 1951 at 800 m, in 1953 and 1954 at 880 yd and in 1952 at 400 m. He also won the 800 m at the 1951 Pan American Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Current items with a signature of Mal Whitfield
These are the most current items with a signature of Mal Whitfield that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Mal Whitfield **Signature / Autograph** 3 Olympic Gold Medals | $16.98 |  |
Traded items with a signature of Mal Whitfield
The most expensive item with a signature of Mal Whitfield (Mal Whitfield signed autograph 2012 Panini Americana Heroes & Legends 40/199) was sold in September 2021 for $35.00 while the cheapest item (1991 Impel Olympic Hall of Fame Mal Whitfield Track signed Card Olympics) found a new owner for $0.99 in June 2021. The month with the most items sold (2) was January 2012 with an average selling price of $17.50 for an autographed item of Mal Whitfield. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in September 2021 with $35.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was August 2008. In average, an autographed item from Mal Whitfield is worth $10.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Mal Whitfield were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 1948 & 1952 OLYMPICS signed MAL WHITFIELD - 3 x gold medal 800 meter - USA | $1.04 |  |
| 1997 Mal Whitfield Autographed Hall of Fame Card Olympic Track Gold Medalist | $4.25 | |
| DECEASED MAL WHITFIELD SIGNED AUTOGRAPH CARD WW2 TUSKEGEE AIRMAN AND OLYMPIAN | $15.00 | |
| Mal Whitfield 1948-52 Olympics Signed Autographed Index Card JC LOA *408090 | $0.99 | |
 | Mal Whitfield Auto Signed 1991 Impel USOC HOF #39 Autographed | $19.99 | |
| Mal Whitfield Auto Signed 1991 Impel USOC HOF #39 Autographed | $19.99 | |
| MAL WHITFIELD AUTOGRAPHED CARD OLYMPICS ATHLETICS | $5.25 | |
| MAL WHITFIELD AUTOGRAPHED CARD OLYMPICS ATHLETICS | $5.75 | |
| MAL WHITFIELD Ohio State Buckeyes 1991 Impel Olympic HOF SIGNED / AUTOGRAPH Card | $7.95 | |
| MAL WHITFIELD OLYMPIC TRADING CARD SIGNED (800 METER RELAYS) | $19.99 | |
| Mal Whitfield signed autograph 2012 Panini Americana Heroes & Legends 40/199 | $35.00 | |
| Mal Whitfield signed autograph 2012 Panini Americana Summer 1948 Card 29/99 | $25.00 | |
| mal whitfield signed autograph card an olympic athlete with many medals | $1.04 | |
| MAL WHITFIELD SIGNED CARD 1948 1952 OLYMPICS GOLD MEDAL WINNER | $0.99 | |
| Mal Whitfield signed Olympic card | $10.00 | |
