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{{Short description|American athlete (1939–2007)}} |
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'''Willye Brown White''' (December 31, 1939 – February 6, 2007)<ref name=WillyeWhyteObit>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/07/sports/othersports/07white.html | agency=New York Times | title=Willye B. White, the First 5-Time U.S. Track Olympian, Dies at 67 | first=Frank | last=Litzky | date=February 7, 2007 | access-date=May 3, 2012}}</ref> was an American track and field athlete who took part in five Olympics from 1956 to 1972.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Willye B. White's Biography |url=https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/willye-b-white-39 |access-date=2023-02-22 |website=The HistoryMakers |language=en}}</ref> She was America's best female long jumper of the time and also competed in the 100 meters sprint. White was a [[Tennessee State University]] Tigerbelle under Coach [[Ed Temple]]. An |
'''Willye Brown White''' (December 31, 1939 – February 6, 2007)<ref name=WillyeWhyteObit>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/07/sports/othersports/07white.html | agency=New York Times | title=Willye B. White, the First 5-Time U.S. Track Olympian, Dies at 67 | first=Frank | last=Litzky | date=February 7, 2007 | access-date=May 3, 2012}}</ref> was an American track and field athlete who took part in five Olympics from 1956 to 1972.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Willye B. White's Biography |url=https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/willye-b-white-39 |access-date=2023-02-22 |website=The HistoryMakers |language=en}}</ref> She was America's best female long jumper of the time and also competed in the 100 meters sprint. White was a [[Tennessee State University]] Tigerbelle under Coach [[Ed Temple]]. An African-American,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thesportsfanjournal.com/sports/olympics/willye-whites-legacy-lives-on/|title=From the Mississippi Delta to Olympic Glory: Willye White's Legacy Lives on|date=16 February 2017}}</ref> she was the first U.S. woman to compete in track in five Olympics. |
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White is an inductee in the United States Olympic and Paralympic Hall of Fame.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Maddie |date=2019-07-21 |title=Willye White - U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame |url=https://usopm.org/willye-white/ |access-date=2023-02-23 |website=United States Olympic & Paralympic Museum |language=en-US}}</ref>A |
White is an inductee in the United States Olympic and Paralympic Hall of Fame.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Maddie |date=2019-07-21 |title=Willye White - U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame |url=https://usopm.org/willye-white/ |access-date=2023-02-23 |website=United States Olympic & Paralympic Museum |language=en-US}}</ref> A park in Chicago is named in her honor.<ref name=cbs/><ref>{{Cite web |title=White (Willye B.) Park |url=https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks-facilities/white-willye-b-park |access-date=2023-02-23 |website=Chicago Park District}}</ref> |
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==Athletic career== |
==Athletic career== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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| ⚫ | *{{youTube|lQJZuNFNHA4|[[British Pathe]] footage of an indoor meet including Willye White}} |
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* {{Team USA Hall of Fame|new_id=willye-white}} |
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[[Category:American female sprinters]] |
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[[Category:American female long jumpers]] |
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| ⚫ | [[Category:Olympic silver medalists for the United States in track and field]] |
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[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics]] |
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[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics]] |
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[[Category:Tennessee State Lady Tigers track and field athletes]] |
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[[Category:20th-century African-American women]] |
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