Asnoldo Devonish

Asnoldo Vicente Devonish Romero[1][2] (June 15, 1932 – January 1, 1997) was a Venezuelan track and field athlete who won the first Olympic medal for his native country.

Asnoldo Devonish
Devonish, center right, receiving 3rd place in 1952 Olympics
Personal information
Full nameAsnoldo Vicente Devonish Romero
Born(1932-06-15)June 15, 1932
Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela
DiedJanuary 1, 1997(1997-01-01) (aged 64)
Caracas, Venezuela
Height187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Venezuela
Olympic Games
1952 Helsinki Triple jump
Pan American Games
1955 Mexico City Triple jump
Bolivarian Games
1951 Caracas Long jump
1951 Caracas Triple jump
1961 Barranquilla Triple jump
This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Devonish and the second or maternal family name is Romero.

At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, he finished third in the Men's Triple Jump Final, with a distance of 15 metres and 52 centimetres, behind Adhemar da Silva (Brazil) and Leonid Shcherbakov (Soviet Union).[3]

In 1990, he was awarded the Olympic Order.[4]

References
  1. "El único, Devonish: El 23 de julio de 1952, el atleta Asnoldo Devonish se convierte en el primer medallista olímpico del país" [The only one, Devonish: On July 23, 1952, the athlete Asnoldo Devonish becomes the first Olympic medalist of the country] (in Spanish). Tal Cual. July 23, 2012. (English translation via Google)
  2. "Asnoldo Devonish: El atleta zuliano que se hizo leyenda en Helsinki" [Asnoldo Devonish: The Zulian athlete who became legend in Helsinki] (in Spanish). Agencia Venezolana de Noticias. April 20, 2012. (English translation via Google)
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Asnoldo Devonish". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020.
  4. Olympic Review (PDF). International Olympic Committee. November 1990. pp. 507–508. Asnoldo Vicente DEVONISH ROMERO (VEN), is the only Venezuelan to have won an Olympic medal in track and field.
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