Miguel White
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Full name | Miguel S. White | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Philippines | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | October 9, 1909 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | August 30, 1942 | (aged 32)|||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Philippines | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 400 metre hurdles | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Miguel S. White (October 9, 1909 – August 30, 1942)[1] was a Filipino track and field athlete of Filipino-American descent who competed for the Philippines in the 400 metre hurdles at the 1936 Summer Olympics held in Berlin, Germany, winning a bronze medal in the process.
White was from Legazpi, Albay. He was killed in military action during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines.[2]
References
- ^ Miguel White Biography
- ^ Pirie, Andrew (August 2014). Philippine Sports History Articles Collection. Pinoy Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-01-13.
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- 1909 births
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- Filipino male hurdlers
- Olympic track and field athletes of the Philippines
- Olympic bronze medalists for the Philippines
- Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- American military personnel killed in World War II
- American military personnel of Filipino descent
- Filipino military personnel of World War II
- National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines) players
- American sportspeople of Filipino descent
- People from Legazpi, Albay
- Sportspeople from Albay
- Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
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