Marilyn White

Marilyn Elaine White (born October 17, 1944, in Los Angeles, California) is an American sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.

She won a silver medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, with teammates Willye White, Wyomia Tyus and Edith McGuire.

She attended a diverse elementary school, Holy Cross, where she mixed with students from various backgrounds and she was exposed to a variety of languages spoken, including Spanish, Hungarian and Mandarin.

At the 1963 Los Angeles Invitational she beat Olympic champion Wilma Rudolph and set the meet record.

She attended UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles) and was elected freshman class vice president in 1963.