Miguel White

Miguel White was born to an American father and a Filipina mother. As a hurdler, he competed at the 1936 Berlin Olympics winning a bronze medal in his specialty, the 400 m hurdles. In the years before the Olympics, White had placed second and third in the world’s ranking. At the Far Eastern Games, White won gold in the 400 m hurdles in 1934, and a bronze in the 400 m flat in 1930. With the relays from the Philippines, he placed second in the 4 x 200 m and 4 x 400 m in 1930, and took gold in 1934 with the 4 x 400 m.

After the 1936 Olympics, White joined the Philippine Army as a scout and later as lieutenant in the 52nd Infantry Regiment. In August 1942, he was listed initially as missing in action, but this was later changed to killed in action. It was felt that he was killed during the initial landing of Japanese forces into the Philippines.

Personal Bests: 110H – unknown; 400H – 52.8 (1936).