White, Marilyn Elaine (1944–)
White, Marilyn Elaine (1944–)
African-American runner. Name variations: Marilyn Milligan. Born Marilyn Elaine White, Oct 17, 1944, in Los Angeles, CA; Pepperdine University, BS, 1967, and University of California, MA, 1974; m. Leon Leroy Milligan, Jan 5, 1974.
Won a gold medal for the 400-meter relay and a bronze medal for the 100 meters at Pan American Games; won a silver medal for the 4 × 100-meter relay at Tokyo Olympics (1964).
See also Women inWorld History.
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