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Marlon Devonish
English sprinter (born 1976) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Marlon Ronald Devonish, MBE (born 1 June 1976) is an English former sprinter who competed in the 100 metres and 200 metres.[1] A prodigious relay runner with particular strength as a 'bend' runner, Devonish ran the third leg for the Great Britain quartet which won the 4 x 100 metres at the 2004 Olympic Games, and won four World Championship medals in the same event in 1999, 2005, 2007 and 2009.
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![]() Devonish at the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki | |
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Born | (1976-06-01) 1 June 1976 (age 48) Coventry, England |
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) |
Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) |
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Sport | Running |
Event(s) | 100 metres, 200 metres |
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Personal best(s) | 100m: 10.06 s (Lausanne 2007) 150m: 14.87 s (Manchester 2011) 200m: 20.19 s (Manchester 2002) |
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