Gail Devers during her induction to the National Track and Field Hall of Fame, 2011
Personal information
Full name
Yolanda Gail Devers
Born
November 19, 1966 (1966-11-19) (age 57)[1] Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Height
5 ft 3 in (160 cm)[1]
Weight
121 lb (55 kg)[1]
Sport
Event(s)
Hurdles, Sprints
College team
University of California, Los Angeles
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing United States
Olympic Games
1992 Barcelona
100 m
1996 Atlanta
100 m
1996 Atlanta
4 × 100 m relay
World Championships
1993 Stuttgart
100 m
1993 Stuttgart
100 m hurdles
1995 Gothenburg
100 m hurdles
1997 Athens
4 × 100 m relay
1999 Seville
100 m hurdles
1991 Tokyo
100 m hurdles
1993 Stuttgart
4 × 100 m relay
2001 Edmonton
100 m hurdles
World Indoor Championships
1993 Toronto
60 m
1997 Paris
60 m
2003 Birmingham
60 m hurdles
2004 Budapest
60 m
2004 Budapest
60 m hurdles
Pan American Games
1987 Indianapolis
100 m
1987 Indianapolis
4 × 100 m relay
Yolanda Gail Devers (/ˈdiːvərz/DEE-vərz;[2] born November 19, 1966) is an American retired track and field sprinter who competed in the 60 metres, 60 m hurdles, 100 m and 100 m hurdles. Devers is regarded as one of the greatest and most decorated female sprinters of all time. She was the 1992 and 1996 Olympic 100m champion; the second woman in history to defend an Olympic 100m title. She was also the 1993 world champion in the event, becoming the first ever female sprinter to simultaneously hold the world and Olympic titles in the 100m.[3] She was the 1993, 1997 and 2004 world indoor 60m champion. In the 100 m hurdles, she was the 1993, 1995 and 1999 world champion, and the 1991 and 2001 world silver medalist. In the 60 m hurdles, she was the 2003 world indoor champion and 2004 silver medalist.
In 2011, she was inducted into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame.
^ abc"Gail Devers". usatf.org. USA Track & Field. Archived from the original on May 4, 2015. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
^"Say How? A Pronunciation Guide to Names of Public Figures: D – Library of Congress". Archived from the original on August 2, 2017. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
^Landells, Steve (August 17, 2009). "Event Report – Women's 100m – Final". IAAF. Archived from the original on August 21, 2009. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
and track stadium would later be named GailDevers Stadium. A young talent in the 100 m and 100 m hurdles, Devers was in training for the 1988 Summer Olympics...
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won back-to-back titles: Wyomia Tyus (1964–68), Carl Lewis (1984–88), GailDevers (1992–96), Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (2008–12), and Elaine Thompson-Herah...
movies, include The Ernest Green Story (1993), Run for the Dream: The GailDevers Story (1996) playing Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Mandela and de Klerk (1997)...
that honor in 25 years. A much-anticipated showdown with hurdling great GailDevers took place in March 2004. Felicien set a new record in defeating the...
for the Dream: The GailDevers Story 1996 Biographical 100m H True story of hardships and success of great U.S. athlete GailDevers. Prefontaine 1997 Biographical...
road athletes Olga Appell Kim Batten Tonja Buford-Bailey Joetta Clark GailDevers Sandra Farmer-Patrick Suzy Favor Hamilton Kate Fonshell Chryste Gaines...
07 (1994), 6.08 (1994), 6.08+ (1997), 6.09 (1994) and 6.11+ (1996). GailDevers also ran 6.03 (1999) and 6.10 (1993). Merlene Ottey also ran 6.06+ (1999)...
34 A (2018) Women Irina Privalova 6.92 (1993, 1995) World Indoor Championship records Men Christian Coleman 6.37 (2018) Women GailDevers 6.95 (1993)...
Marie-José Pérec Women's Track & Field ESPY Award 1998–2002 Succeeded by GailDevers Preceded by Gabriela Szabo Women's Track & Field Athlete of the Year...
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