| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Pierre Antoine A. Devaux |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Born | (1897-11-24)24 November 1897 |
| Died | 11 January 1984(1984-01-11) (aged 86) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Long-distance running |
| Event | 10,000 metres |
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 16:411⁄2 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
References
- "Pierre Devaux". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Pierre Devaux Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- Pierre Devaux at Olympedia
- "ATHLETIEK. Pro Patria Rotterdam". delpher.nl (in Dutch).
- Pierre Devaux at World Athletics