Marilyn White
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Born | October 17, 1944 (1944-10-17) (age 79) Los Angeles, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Marilyn Elaine White (born October 17, 1944, in Los Angeles, California) is an American sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.
She won a silver medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, with teammates Willye White, Wyomia Tyus and Edith McGuire. She also competed in the 100 meter dash, where she finished in fourth place with the same time as the silver and bronze medalists. She earlier won the bronze medal at the 1963 Pan Am Games.[1]
Early life
Marilyn White was raised in Los Angeles, CA and is the oldest of four children. She attended a diverse elementary school, Holy Cross, where she mixed with students from various backgrounds and she was exposed to a variety of languages spoken, including Spanish, Hungarian and Mandarin.[2] She went to high school at Bishop Conaty-Our Lady of Loretto High School graduating in 1962. She competed for the L.A. Mercurettes track club.[3] She was recruited to the team out of a dance class while in high school. Prior to Title IX, high schools did not offer sports for girls. At the 1963 Los Angeles Invitational she beat Olympic champion Wilma Rudolph and set the meet record.
She attended UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles) and was elected freshman class vice president in 1963. She was then offered an athletic scholarship to Pepperdine College, even though Pepperdine did not have a fully developed track program. Individually she wore her Pepperdine jersey at many high level meets.
References
- ^ Davis, Michael (1992). Black American Women in Track and Field. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 0-89950-692-5.
- ^ Simmons, Ann M. (November 25, 2015). "'There was a little bit of everybody on the block,' recalls Marilyn White". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ United States Olympic Team, games of the XVII Olympiad. United States Olympic Committee. 1964.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Marilyn White". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.
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Amateur Athletic Union
- 1928: Irene Moran
- 1929: Catherine Donovan
- 1930: Stanisława Walasiewicz (POL), Catherine Capp (2nd)
- 1931: Stanisława Walasiewicz (POL), Catherine Capp (2nd)
- 1932: Catherine Capp
- 1933: Annette Rogers
- 1934: Stanisława Walasiewicz (POL), Annette Rogers (2nd)
- 1935: Stanisława Walasiewicz (POL), Mary Jane Santschi (2nd)
- 1936: Annette Rogers
- 1937: Helen Stephens
- 1941: Jean Lane
- 1945: Stanisława Walasiewicz (POL), Nell Jackson (2nd)
- 1946: Stanisława Walasiewicz (POL), Juanita Watson (2nd)
- 1948: Audrey Patterson
- 1949: Mae Faggs
- 1950: Mae Faggs
- 1951: Mae Faggs
- 1952: Mae Faggs
- 1953: Janet Moreau
- 1954: Mae Faggs
- 1955: Alfrances Lyman
- 1956: Mae Faggs
- 1957: Lucinda Williams
- 1958: Isabelle Daniels
- 1959: Lucinda Williams
- 1960: Wilma Rudolph
- 1961: Vivian Brown
- 1962: Vivian Brown
- 1963: Marilyn White
- 1964: Valerie Carter
- 1965: Edith McGuire
- 1966: Edith McGuire
- 1967: Una Morris (JAM), Kathy Hammond (2nd)
- 1968: Vilma Charlton (JAM), Nancy Beeson (2nd)
- 1969: Barbara Ferrell
- 1970: Diane Kummer
- 1971: Esther Stroy
- 1972: Esther Stroy
- 1973: Rosalyn Bryant
- 1974: Linda Cordy, Theresa Montgomery
- 1975: Rosalyn Bryant
- 1976: Pamela Jiles
- 1977: Rosalyn Bryant
- 1978: Freida Nichols (BAR), Theresa Montgomery (2nd)
- 1979: Chandra Cheeseborough
The Athletics Congress
- 1980: Wanda Hooker
- 1981: Chandra Cheeseborough
- 1982: Chandra Cheeseborough
- 1983: Chandra Cheeseborough
- 1984: Valerie Brisco-Hooks
- 1985: Valerie Brisco-Hooks
- 1986: Marita Koch (GDR), Grace Jackson (2nd)
- 1987: Grace Jackson (JAM), Valerie Brisco-Hooks (2nd)
- 1988: Grace Jackson (JAM), Terri Dendy (3rd)
- 1989: Alice Jackson
- 1990: Grace Jackson (JAM), Lamonda Miller (3rd)
- 1991: Rochelle Stevens
- 1992: Dyan Webber
USA Track & Field
- 1993: Rochelle Stevens
- 1994: Gwen Torrence
- 1995: Carlette Guidry-White
- 1996: Gwen Torrence
- 1997: Tameka Roberts
- 1998: Tameka Roberts
- 1999: Zundra Feagin-Alexander
- 2000: Nanceen Parry
- 2001: LaTasha Jenkins
- 2002: Willisa Heintz
- 2003: Allyson Felix
- 2004: Crystal Cox
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