André Devaux
 Devaux in 1913 | ||||||||||||
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| Born | 4 August 1894 Laon, France | |||||||||||
| Died | 28 February 1981 (aged 86) Chaumont, France | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
Event | 400 m | |||||||||||
| Club | Racing Club de France, Paris | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Jean André Devaux (4 August 1894 – 28 February 1981) was a French sprinter.[1] In 1914, he won the national 400 m title, and in 1920, he was part of the French 4 × 400 m relay that won an Olympic bronze medal. He missed the 1924 Games due to an injury.[2]
Devaux was an inspector of postal services and telecommunications and an accomplished writer, the author of the 1954 book La Gerbe et le Fagot.[2]
References
- ↑ "André Devaux". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- 1 2 André Devaux. sports-reference.com
External links
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- André Devaux at InterSportStats
Categories:
- 1894 births
- 1981 deaths
- French men sprinters
- Olympic bronze medalists for France
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1920 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for France
- Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists in athletics
- People from Laon
- Sportspeople from Aisne
- Athletes from Hauts-de-France
- 20th-century French sportsmen
- Olympic men sprinters
- French athletics Olympic medalist stubs