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Devonish (other)
Devonish is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Asnoldo Devonish (1932–1997), Venezuelan long jumper and triple jumper * Marlon Devonish (born 1976), English sprinter * Nicole Devonish Nicole Devonish (born 24 August 1973) is a Canadian athlete. She competed in the women's long jump at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly r ... (born 1973), Canadian long jumper See also * Devenish (other) {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asnoldo Devonish
Asnoldo Vicente Devonish Romero (June 15, 1932 – January 1, 1997) was a Venezuelan track and field athlete who won the first Olympic medal for his native country. At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, he finished third in the Men's Triple Jump Final, with a distance of 15 metres and 52 centimetres, behind Adhemar da Silva (Brazil) and Leonid Shcherbakov (Soviet Union). In 1990, he was awarded the Olympic Order. References 1932 births 1997 deaths Venezuelan male triple jumpers Olympic athletes for Venezuela Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1955 Pan American Games Olympic bronze medalists for Venezuela Pan American Games silver medalists for Venezuela Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Maracaibo Recipients of the Olympic Order Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 1955 Pan American Games 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marlon Devonish
Marlon Ronald Devonish, (born 1 June 1976) is an English former sprinter who competed in the 100 metres and 200 metres. A prodigious relay runner with particular strength as a 'bend' runner, Devonish ran the third leg for the Great Britain quartet which won the 4 x 100 metres at the 2004 Olympic Games, and won four World Championship medals in the same event in 1999, 2005, 2007 and 2009. Early life Devonish attended Caludon Castle School in Coventry. Career He is a member of the Coventry Godiva Harriers athletics club and was coached by Tony Lester. Early in his career he was successful at both 100 and 200-metre distances, winning English Schools and European Junior titles at both, but in later years he concentrated mostly on the longer distance. He was also a regular member of both the British and, at the Commonwealth Games, English 4 x 100-metre sprint relay teams, to some considerable success. He is a current Commonwealth Games record holder in the relay event. The most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicole Devonish
Nicole Devonish (born 24 August 1973) is a Canadian athlete. She competed in the women's long jump at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, .... References External links * 1973 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Canadian female long jumpers Olympic track and field athletes for Canada Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Canada Track and field athletes from Toronto Black Canadian female track and field athletes Canadian Track and Field Championships winners {{Canada-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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