Great Olympians

Biographies - DEV

Vellupillai Devadas

B. 1925-02-11, Seremban, NS, now in Malaysia, represented Singapore
Hockey

	1956	HP
Men's Team	8th	128
		128

Dévai János

B. 1940-01-09, Pécs, Hungary
Cycling - Road

	1960	HP
Men's Road Race	dnf	-24.60
		-24.60

Pavel de Valdayne

Olympic Competitor nr 5092

1912-06-29-10:00 - Shooting - Military Rifle, team - ninth (40)
1912-07-01-09:00 - Shooting - Military Rifle, 3 positions - 11th (64)
1912-07-01-15:00 - Shooting - Military Rifle, Free position - 45th
1912-07-02-11:00 - Shooting - Free Rifle, 3 positions - 62nd
1912-07-04-11:00 - Shooting - Free Rifle, team - seventh (100)

Guy Chaves de Valle Flor

B. 1920-05-19, Pau, France, represented Portugal
Shooting

	1960	1964	HP
Men's Trap	15th	28th	15.0384
			15.0384

Déván István

B. 1890-11-04, Bratislava, Slovakia, represented Hungary; D. 1977-04-20
Athletics & Cross-Country Skiing & Nordic Combined

1912 1920 1924 HP

Men's 200 m SF:4th 0.676

Men's 400 m R1:3rd 0.0025

Men's 4x400 m Relay SF:3rd 100

Men's 18 km 31st 0.0064

Men's Nordic Combined dnf 0.015

100.6999

Olympic Competitor nr 6325

1912-07-10-10:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 200 m, round one - second (Q)
1912-07-10-16:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 200 m, semifinals - fourth (0.676)
1912-07-12-11:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 400 m, round one - third
1912-07-14-14:45 - Athletics (track & field) - 4x400 m Relay, round one - third (100)

Although born in Slovakia, he represented Hungary in 1924 so he must be considered Hungarian even in 1912.

John Devaney

B. 1958-04-10, Edmonton, Alb., Canada
Ice Hockey

	1980	HP
Men's Team	sixth	320
		320

Mike Devaney

B. 1891-06-06, Belleville, NJ, USA
Athletics (1 gold)

	1920	1924	HP
Men's 3000 m Steeple-chase	fifth	7th	2100
Men's 3000 m Team	gold		1600
			3700

Jules Devaquez

B. 1899-03-09, Paris, France; D. 1971-06-11
Football

	1920	1924	1928	HP
Men's Team	SF	QF	R1F	1113.38
				1113.38

Donna de Varona

USA
Swimming (2 gold)

1960 1964 HP

400 m Individual Medley gold 9600

4 x 100 m Free-style Relay qual. gold 1664

100 m Butterfly fifth 1250

12514

de Vars

represented France
Fencing

	1900	HP
Men's Épée, Individual	R1:ac	-4.60
		0.00006

Olympic Competitor nr 655

1900-06-06-15:00? - Fencing - Épée, Individual, round one, pool 17 - AC (-4.60)

André Devaux

B. 1894-08-04, Laon, France; D. 1981-02-28
Athletics (1 bronze)

	1920	HP
Men's 4 x 400 m Relay	bronze	640
		640

Pierre Devaux

B. 1897-11-24, represented Belgium; D. 1984-01-11
Athletics

	1920	HP
Men's 10000 m	R1:8th	0.272
		0.272

Maurice Devène

represented France
Weightlifting

	1920	HP
Men's Light-Heavyweight (-82.5 kg)	fifth	1500
		1500

Charles-Eugène (Amable), Baron de Veauce

B. 1868-02-21, Paris, France; D. 1934-01-22
Equestrianism - Miscellaneous

	1900	HP
Mail Coach	ac	150
		150

Olympic Competitor nr 587

1900-06-02-14:00 - Equestrianism - Mail Coach - AC (150)

Arturo De Vecchi

B. 1898-04-30, Messina, Italy; D. 1988-01-06
Fencing (1 silver)

	1928	1932	HP
Men's Sabre, Individual	7th	8th	820
Men's Sabre, Team		silver	1000
			1820

Renzo De Vecchi

B. 1894-02-03, Milano, Italy; D. 1967-05-14
Football

	1912	1920	1924	HP
Men's Team	QF	sixth	QF	771
				771

Olympic Competitor nr 5151

1912-06-29-10:00 - Football - round one - lost (Qc)
1912-07-01-19:00 - Football - consolation round - won (Qc)
1912-07-03-19:00 - Football - consolation semifinal - lost (164)

Michael Alan "Mike" Devecka

B. 1947-11-13, Portland, Oreg., USA
Nordic Combined

	1972	1976	1980	HP
Men's Individual	21st	28th	dnf	1.008
				1.008

(Maria) Lydia de Vega Mercado

B. 1964-12-26, Meycauayan, the Philippines; D. 2022-08-10
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	1988	HP
Women's 100 metres	QF:6th	R1:33rd	0.36656
Women's 200 metres	R1:35th		-2.10
			0.36756

Charles Devendeville

B. 1882-03-08, Lesquin, France; D. 1914-09-19
Aquatics - Swimming & Aquatics - Water Polo (1 gold)

	1900	HP
Men's Underwater Swimming	gold	9600
Men's Water Polo	fifth	340
		9940

Olympic Competitor nr 1309

1900-08-11-16:30 - Waterpolo - Round One - lost (340)
1900-08-12-09:00 - Swimming - Underwater Swimming - first (9600)

Salam Devendran

from Negeri Sembilan, now in Malaysia, represented Malaya
Hockey

	1956	HP
Men's Team	9th	80
		80

Bob Devereaux

B. 1897-08-24, Cheshire, Ohio, USA; D. 1974-04-28
Rugby (1 gold)

	1924	HP
Men's Rugby	gold	3200
		3200

Jean Devergnies

B. 1907-08-10, represented Belgium
Boxing

	1924	HP
Men's Featherweight (-57.2 kg)	fourth	2400
		2400

Stjepan Deverić

B. 1961-08-20, Donja Lomnica, Croatia, represented Yugoslavia
Football (1 bronze)

	1984	HP
Men's Team	bronze	1280
		1280

Gail Devers

B. 1966-11-19, Seattle, Wash., USA
Track & Field (2 gold)

1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 HP

Women's 100 m - gold gold - SF:7th 12820.8

Women's 100 m Hurdles SF:8th fifth fourth SF:dnf R1:dnf 3924.6

Women's 4 x 100 m - - gold - - 1600

18345.4

	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	HP
Women's 100 m	-	gold	gold	-	SF:7th	12820.8
Women's 100 m Hurdles	SF:8th	fifth	fourth	SF:dnf	R1:dnf	3924.6
Women's 4 x 100 m	-	-	gold	-	-	1600
						18345.4

The hurdles specialist managed to win the flat title twice, but was twice unlucky in the hurdles final, for which she was twice the favourite. Again the favourite in Sydney, she not even made it to the final, pulling up halfway through the semi-final with an injury.

Gaetano De Vescovi

B. 1937-11-14, Trieste, Italy
Wrestling - Freestyle

	1960	1964	HP
Men's Welterweight (-73 kg)	fourth		3000
Men's Welterweight (-78 kg)		7th	3000
			3000

Konstantinos Devetzis

represented Constantinople
Athletics - Track & Field

	1906	HP
Men's 100 metres	R1:3rd	0.158
		0.158

Olympic Competitor nr 2867

1906-04-25-16:00 - Athletics - 100 m, round one - third (0.158)

Tetiana Mykolaivna Dev'iatova

B. 1948-09-19, Kupyansk, Ukraine, represented the Soviet Union
Aquatics - Swimming (1 bronze)

	1964	1968	HP
Women's 100 metres Butterfly	R1:17th	R2:10th	105
Women's 200 metres Butterfly		R1:9th	160
Women's 4x100 metres Medley Relay	bronze	fourth	1040
			1305

Marco Antônio Jardim de Viçoso

B. 1940-05-01, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1968	HP
Men's Team	13th	12.8
		12.8

Gérard Devillard

B. 1940-02-05, represented France
Sailing

	1964	HP
One−Person Dinghy (Finn)	9th	240
		240

Michel Deville

B. 1946-07-17, Antwerpen, Belgium
Hockey

	1968	1972	HP
Men's Team	9th	(10th)	130
			130

Yves Devillers

B. 1948-08-18, represented France
Sailing

	1972	HP
Two Person Keelboat (Tempest)	9th	200
		200

Louis Devillié

B. 1905-05-29, from Joinville-le-Pont, represented France
Rowing

	1928	1932	1936	HP
Men's Coxless Fours	QF			1009
Men's Eights			Rep:3rd	1009
				1009

Coenraad Wessel de Villiers

B. 1933-03-28, Caledon, South Africa
Wrestling - Freestyle

	1956	1960	HP
Men's Welterweight (-73 kg)	fourth	7th	3000
			3000

Armando De Vincentis

B. 1943-10-11, Ascoli Piceno, Italy
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Discus Throw	QU:nm	15th	15.024
			15.024

Harry Devine

B. 1909-05-18, New Haven, Conn., USA; D. 1998-04-29
Boxing (1 bronze)

	1928	HP
Men's Featherweight (-57.2 kg)	bronze	3840
		3840

(John) Hunter Devine

B. 1935-12-01, Auchinloch, Scotland, Great Britain
Football

	1960	HP
Men's Team	R1:3rd	45.5
		45.5

Patricia Yvonne Devine

B. 1932-04-25, represented Scotland and Great Britain
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	HP
Women's 200 metres	R1:3rd	3.743
		3.743

Jacques de Vink

B. 1942-06-15, Leiden, the Netherlands
Volleyball

	1964	HP
Men's Team	8th	128
		128

Karel De Vis

B. 1937-12-29, Geel, Belgium
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1960	1964	HP
Men's Team	R1:4th	7th	207.25
			207.25

Alexandre Devissi

B. 1899-04-03, represented Monaco
Rowing

	1928	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	Rep1	81
		81

John Devitt

B. 1937-02-04, Granville, NSW, Australia
Swimming (2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

1956 1960 HP

100 m Free-style silver gold 10400

4 x 200 m Free-style Relay gold bronze 2240

12640

(Maria) Rosario de Vivanco Roca

B. 1949-07-03, Lima, Peru
Aquatics - Swimming

	1964	1968	HP
Women's 100 metres Freestyle	R1:41st	R1:30th	0.010064
Women's 200 metres Freestyle		R1:22nd	0.4
			0.410064

Roger De Vlaeminck

B. 1947-08-24, Eeklo, Belgium
Cycling - Road

	1968	HP
Men's Road Race	18th	3.84
		3.84

Harald Frederik de Vlaming

B. 1954-06-28, Baarn, the Netherlands
Sailing

	1976	HP
Three-person Keelboat (Soling)	fifth	1000
		1000

Alexander "Alex" Devlin

B. 1949-12-12, Edmonton, Alb., Canada
Basketball

	1976	HP
Men's Team	fourth	800
		800

Arthur Donovan "Art" Devlin

B. 1922-09-07, Lake Placid, NY, USA; D. 2004-04-22
Ski Jumping

	1952	1956	HP
Men's Individual	15th	21st	15.96
			15.96

Frank Patrick Devlin

B. 1884-11-10, New York, NY, USA; D. 1938-01-06
Athletics - Track & Field

	1904	HP
Men's Marathon	11th	72
		72

He represented the Mott Haven Athletic Club of New York in the 1904 Club championship.

Olympic Competitor nr 2023

1904-08-30-15:00 - Athletics - Marathon - 11th (72)

(Kerry) Wayne Devlin

B. 1944-07-17, represented Australia
Boxing

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Welterweight (-67 kg)	R16		81.371
Men's Light-Middleweight (-71 kg)		R1	81.371
			81.371

Asnoldo Vicente Devonish Romero

B. 1932-06-15, Maracaibo, Venezuela; D. 1997-01-01
Athletics - Track & Field (1 bronze)

	1952	HP
Men's Triple Jump	bronze	3840
		3840

Frederik "Frits" de Voogt

B. 1927-08-21, Haarlem, the Netherlands
Rowing

	1952	HP
Men's Coxless Fours	1Rep:2nd	12.9
		12.9

Gérard Devos

B. 1903-08-19, Sint-Andries, Belgium; D. 1972-01-05
Football

	1928	HP
Men's Team	QF	287
		287

Louis Devoti

B. 1926-08-10, represented France
Basketball

	1952	HP
Men's Team	8th	128
		128

Godefroid Devreese

B. 1861-08-19, Kortrijk, Belgium; D. 1941-08-31
Art Competitions

	1936	HP
Sculpture - unknown event	5 HC	-
		-

Entries "Hors Concours", so not a true Olympian.

Joseph de Vrégille

B. 1878-01-03, Reyrieux, France
Equestrianism - Eventing

	1920	HP
Three-day Event, Individual	dnf	0.125
Three-day Event, Team	dnf	-
		0.125

Frans de Vreng

B. 1898-04-11, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; D. 1974-03-13
Cycling - Track (1 bronze)

	1920	HP
Men's Sprint	R1:3rd	0.034
Men's Tandem	bronze	3200
Men's Team Pursuit	QF	430.5
		3630.5034

Alida Elisabeth Christina "Ali" de Vries

B. 1914-08-09, Den Helder, the Netherlands; D. 2007-01-21
Athletics - Track and Field

	1936	HP
Women's 100 metres	R1:3rd	10.76
Women's 4x100 metres Relay	fifth	250
		260.76

Feike de Vries

B. 1943-01-01, Amersfoort, the Netherlands
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1968	HP
Men's Team	7th	200
		200

Jan de Vries

B. 1896-03-02, Zwolle, the Netherlands
Athletics (1 bronze)

	1920	1924	HP
Men's 100 m	R1:6th		0.000000013
Men's 200 m		R1:3rd	0.00016
Men's 4 x 100 m Relay	SF:3rd	bronze	708
			708.000160013

Michelle de Vries

B. 1961-10-02, represented Australia
Aquatics - Swimming

	1976	HP
Women's 100 m Backstroke	12th	40
Women's 200 m Backstroke	26th	0.064
Women's 4 x 100 m Medley Relay	8th	64
		104.064

(Florence) Patricia Devries

B. 1930-07-06, Fylde, England, Great Britain
Figure Skating

	1952	HP
Women's Singles	17th	6
		6

Gerard (de) Vries Lentsch

B. 1883-11-23, Nieuwendam, the Netherlands; D. 1973-07-09
Sailing (1 silver)

	1928	HP
8 metres Class	silver	2000
		2000

Willem de Vries Lentsch

B. 1886-09-10, Nieuwendam, the Netherlands; D. 1980-03-06
Sailing (1 bronze)

	1928	1932	1936	HP
One Person Dinghy (12-foot)	fourth			6160
Two Person Keelboat (Star)			bronze	6160
				6160

Willem "Wim" de Vries Lentsch, Jr.

B. 1913-05-31, Nieuwendam, the Netherlands; D. 2007-01-27
Sailing

	1948	1952	HP
Two-Person Keelboat (Swallow)	11th		105.6
5.5 metres		13th	105.6
			105.6

Dieudonné Devrindt

B. 1911-12-24, Liège, Belgium; D. 1994-01-31
Athletics - Track and Field

	1936	HP
Men's 100 metres	R1:4th	0.00009
Men's 200 metres	R1:4th	0.033
		0.03309

Arie de Vroet

B. 1918-11-09, Oud-Beijerland, the Netherlands; D. 1999-09-09
Football

	1948	HP
Men's Team	R1	26.38
		26.38

Written 2000-12-17 - last modified 2024-04-05

This page is part of the site "Full Olympians" by Herman De Wael. See here for a full Introduction.

	1960	1964	HP
400 m Individual Medley		gold	9600
4 x 100 m Free-style Relay	qual.	gold	1664
100 m Butterfly		fifth	1250
			12514

	1956	1960	HP
100 m Free-style	silver	gold	10400
4 x 200 m Free-style Relay	gold	bronze	2240
			12640