Miguel White Explained

Miguel White
Fullname:Miguel Solano White
Nationality: Philippines
Event:400 metre hurdles
Birth Date:9 October 1909
Birth Place:Legazpi, Albay, Philippine Islands
Height:1.80 m
Weight:68 kg
Country: Philippines

Miguel Solano 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.[2]

White was from Legazpi, Albay. He was killed in military action during the Japanese invasion of the Philippines.[3] At the time of his death, White was a lieutenant assigned to the 51st Division.[4] Before World War II, White was a Philippine scout.[5]

References

Greek bibliography: Andreou,Evangelos: "The star of champion shone..." Ed. EUARCE 2011 ("Miguel White" p. 30,75) Ευάγγελος Ανδρέου, Το αστέρι του πρωταθλητή άναψε... / ο βαλκανιονίκης του μεσοπολέμου Γιάννης Σκιαδάς, EUARCE 2011 ("Μίγκουελ Ουάιτ/Miguel White" σ.30,75)

External links

Notes and References

  1. Miguel White. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417173522/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wh/miguel-white-1.html . dead . 2020-04-17 .
  2. Book: John Grasso. Bill Mallon. Jeroen Heijmans. Historical Dictionary of the Olympic Movement. 14 May 2015. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. 978-1-4422-4860-1. 473.
    Book: Anton Rippon. Hitler's Olympics: The Story of the 1936 Nazi Games. 15 September 2006. Pen and Sword. 978-1-78337-201-0. 158.
  3. Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417055433/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/friv/lists.cgi?id=65 . dead . 17 April 2020 . 24 July 2018.
  4. Book: Generoso P. Salazar. Fernando R. Reyes. Leonardo Q. Nuval. World War II in the Philippines: Manila, Bicolandia and the Tagalog Provinces. 1993. Veterans Federation of the Philippines. 978-971-542-049-5. 84.
  5. Book: Mariano Villarin. We Remember Bataan and Corregidor: The Story of the American & Filipino Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor and Their Captivity. 1990. Gateway Press. 978-0-9626127-0-1. 53.