Gail Devers
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OverviewAI-generated
Gail Devers is an author and musical group based in Los Angeles. Born in 1966, she stands 160 centimeters tall and weighs 55 kilograms. Her literary contributions include the work *Gail Devers My Life in Story*.
In addition to her writing, Devers is associated with five works cataloged in academic databases. She has been referenced by 994 other encyclopedia articles.
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Key facts
- Full name
- Yolanda Gail Devers
- Born
- November 19, 1966 ( 1966-11-19 ) (age 59) , Seattle, Washington , U.S.
- Height
- 5 ft 3 in (160 cm)
- Weight
- 121 lb (55 kg)
- Event s
- Hurdles, Sprints
- College team
- University of California, Los Angeles
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Seattle
- Occupation
- athletics competitor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Participant in
- 1988 Summer Olympics
- Sport
- athletics
- Country for sport
- United States
- Mass
- 55
- Image
- Devers2.jpg
- Height
- 160
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- date of birth
- 1966-00-00
- Commons category
- Gail Devers
- sports discipline competed in
- sprinting
- ethnic group
- African Americans
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Encyclopedic overview
Yolanda Gail Devers (/ˈdiːvərz/ DEE-vərz; 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. One of the greatest and most decorated female sprinters of all time, she was the 1993, 1997 and 2004 world indoor champion in the 60 m, while in the 60 m hurdles, she was the 2003 world indoor champion and 2004 silver medalist. In the 100 m, she is the second woman in history to defend an Olympic 100 m title, winning gold at both the 1992 and 1996 Olympics. 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 100 m. In the 100 m hurdles, she was the 1993, 1995 and 1999 world champion, and the 1991 and 2001 world silver medalist. In 2011, she was inducted into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame.
Life and career
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