Pierre Devaux
Full namePierre Antoine A. Devaux
NationalityBelgian
SportLong-distance running
Event10,000 metres
Birth date24 November 1897
Death date11 January 1984 (aged 86)

Pierre Antoine A. Devaux (24 November 1897 – 11 January 1984) was a Belgian long-distance runner.[1] He competed in the men's 10,000 metres at the 1920 Summer Olympics.[2]

Career

Devaux represented Union Athlétique de Bruxelles in competition. He won the 1919 Belgian Athletics Championships and was a Belgian national record-holder in long-distance running.[3] Also that year, he set a 10,000 metres personal best of 34:19.2 minutes.[3]

At the 1919 Rotterdam athletics meeting, Devaux won the 5000 metres in a time of 16:4112 minutes.[4]

Devaux qualified to represent Belgium in the 10,000 metres at the 1920 Olympics. He ran 36:38.3 to place 8th in his semi-final and did not advance to the finals.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Pierre Devaux". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Pierre Devaux Olympic Results". Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
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  4. ^ "ATHLETIEK. Pro Patria Rotterdam." (in Dutch). delpher.nl
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