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André Devaux

André Devaux
André Devaux 1913.jpg
Devaux in 1913
Personal information
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

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.



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