French sprinter
![]() Devaux in 1913 | ||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||
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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. 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.
Devaux was an inspector of postal services. And telecommunications and "an accomplished writer," the author of 1954 book La Gerbe et le Fagot.
References※
- ^ "André Devaux". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ André Devaux. sports-reference.com
External links※
Media related——to André Devaux at Wikimedia Commons
- André Devaux at Olympedia
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