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American track star Gail Devers captured the world's heart when she won the Gold Medal in the 100-meter sprint at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, after overcomi...
20 de dic. de 2017 · Gail Devers. 1966-American track and field athlete. Gail Devers will go down as one of the fastest female combination sprinters and hurdlers in history, as well as one of the greatest track and field athletes.While her awards and accomplishments, including setting several American and world records in various indoor and outdoor events, are impressive, they are only half the story.
HALL OF FAME. With athletic grace, unbridled determination and a pioneering spirit of excellence, U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame members embody the pinnacle of achievement in sport. In total, the hall of fame includes 119 individual Olympians and Paralympians, 11 teams, five coaches and 19 special contributors.
Yolanda Gail L. (Gail) Devers-Roberts (Seattle, 19 november 1966) is een voormalige Amerikaanse atlete.Ze was gespecialiseerd in de sprint en het hordelopen.Bij de Olympische Spelen heeft ze drie keer een gouden medaille gewonnen. Zij is sinds 1993 Noord- en Midden-Amerikaans indoorrecordhoudster op de 60 m.Ook stond sinds 2000 het Noord- en Midden-Amerikaanse record op de 100 m horden op haar ...
Gail Devers is an American track athlete who overcame physical adversity to win Olympic gold medals in 1992 and 1996. Devers began running in high school. Later, at the University of California at Los Angeles, she won the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 100-metre dash in 1988 and
Gail Devers. Yolanda Gail Devers, nada en Seattle o 19 de novembro de 1966, é unha atleta estadounidense especialista en probas de velocidade e valados que se proclamou dúas veces campioa olímpica dos 100 metros lisos, en Barcelona 1992 e Atlanta 1996, ademais de gañar un bo número de medallas en campionatos mundiais.
En 1999 creó la Gail Devers Foundation, una organización de carácter benéfico dedicada a promover el acceso a la educación, la salud y el deporte para niños con pocos recursos. Su historia fue motivo para un telefilm titulado Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story' (1996) que recoge su enfermedad y como consiguió superarla para volver a triunfar en el atletismo.
