About Pierre Devaux
Lived 1893 – 1971 (aged 78). Pierre Devaux was a Belgian athletics competitor.
Pierre Antoine A. Devaux (24 November 1897 – 11 January 1984) was a Belgian long-distance runner. He competed in the men's 10,000 metres at the 1920 Summer Olympics.
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.
At the 1919 Rotterdam athletics meeting, Devaux won the 5000 metres in a time of 16:41 minutes.
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.
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Who was Pierre Devaux?
Belgian athletics competitor
When was Pierre Devaux born?
Pierre Devaux was born on 15 April 1893.
When did Pierre Devaux die?
Pierre Devaux died on 20 April 1971.
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Pierre Devaux was an athletics competitor.
What nationality was Pierre Devaux?
Pierre Devaux was Belgian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Pierre Devaux. https://biography.guide/pierre-devaux/
MLA: "Pierre Devaux." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/pierre-devaux/.
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