André Devaux
 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(s) | 400 m | |||||||||
| Club | Racing Club de France, Paris | |||||||||
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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.[1]
Devaux was an inspector of postal services and telecommunications and an accomplished writer, the author of 1954 book La Gerbe et le Fagot.[1]
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