Marlon Devonish
Personal information | |
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Nationality | England Great Britain |
Born | Coventry,England | 1 June 1976
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) |
Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Running |
Event(s) | 100 metres,200 metres |
Achievements and titles | |
Personalbest(s) | 100m:10.06 s (Lausanne 2007) 150m:14.87 s (Manchester 2011) 200m:20.19 s (Manchester 2002) |
Medal record |
Marlon Ronald Devonish,MBE(born 1 June 1976) is an English formersprinterwho competed in the100 metresand200 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.
Early life
[edit]Devonish attendedCaludon Castle SchoolinCoventry,where his athletic talent was first discovered by his P.E. teacher Timothy Coleman who took him to Coventry Godiva Harriers athletics club.[2]
Career
[edit]He is a member of theCoventry Godiva Harriersathletics club and was coached by Tony Lester. Early in his career he was successful at both 100 and 200-metre distances, winning English Schools and European Junior titles at both, but in later years he concentrated mostly on the longer distance. He was also a regular member of both the British and, at theCommonwealth Games,English 4 x 100-metre sprint relay teams, to some considerable success. He is a currentCommonwealth Games recordholder in the relay event.
The most notable achievement of his career came at the2004 Summer Olympicsin Athens. There Devonish, along withJason Gardener,Darren CampbellandMark Lewis-Francis,won a gold medal in the4 x 100 m. relay,where the quartet defeated the pre-race favourites, United States team, by just 0.01 seconds, in a season's best of 38.07.[3]
At the British Championships (and team trials for the2006 European Championships) in July 2006, Devonish became the first man sinceLinford Christiein 1988 to win both the 100 m and 200 m races at the event.[4]At the championship finals, he took the bronze medal in the 200 m.
Devonish retained his 100 m title at theBritish Championshipsthe following year. For the 2007 season Devonish improved his performance in the 100 m with a new personal best and competed in this event at the2007 World ChampionshipsinOsakarather than the 200 m which he had previously specialised in. Devonish finished 6th in the 100 m final.
Devonish representedGreat Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympicsin Beijing. He competed at the4x100 metres relaytogether withSimeon Williamson,Tyrone EdgarandCraig Pickering.In their qualification heat they were disqualified and eliminated.[1]He also took part in the200 metresindividual, finishing first with a time of 20.49 seconds in his first round heat. With 20.43 seconds in his second round he only placed fourth in his heat, but his time was among the four best losing times and enough to qualify for the semi-finals. There he came to 20.57 seconds and the seventh time in his race, which was not enough for the final.[1]
He competed at the 2009Manchester City Games,finishing second in the150 metresfinal in 15.07 seconds. He was beaten byUsain Boltwho ran a world best-beating time.[5]
On 22 August 2009, Devonish was a member of theGreat Britain and Northern Irelandmen's4x100mrelay team that took bronze at theIAAF World Championships in Berlinwith a season's best of 38.02.Harry Aikines-Aryeetey,Simeon WilliamsonandTyrone Edgarran the other legs.
Post-athletics
[edit]On 16 July 2013, Devonish was brought in as sprint coach forGloucester RugbyatKingsholm Stadium,Gloucester.[6]
On 8 January 2018, Devonish started working for theBritish International School Shanghailocated inPuxi,Shanghai,Chinaas their elite athlete performance coach in residence.
International competition record
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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RepresentingGreat BritainandEngland | |||||
1994 | World Junior Championships | Lisbon,Portugal | 1st (h)[7] | 4 × 100m relay | 39.92 |
1995 | European Junior Championships | Nyíregyháza,Hungary | 1st | 200 m | 21.04 |
1st | 4 × 100m relay | 39.43 | |||
1996 | European Indoor Championships | Stockholm,Sweden | 11th (sf) | 200 m | 21.86 |
1997 | European U23 Championships | Turku,Finland | 3rd | 100 m | 10.32w(+2.8 m/s) |
1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.99 | |||
World Championships | Athens,Greece | 35th (qf) | 100 m | 10.37 | |
6th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.47 | |||
1998 | European Championships | Budapest,Hungary | 5th | 100 m | 10.24 |
1st (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.47 | |||
Commonwealth Games | Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia | 8th | 100 m | 10.22 | |
1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.20 | |||
World Cup | Johannesburg,South Africa | 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.09 | |
1999 | European Cup | Paris,France | 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.16 |
World Championships | Seville,Spain | 7th (sf) | 200 m | 20.25 | |
2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 37.73 | |||
2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney,Australia | 27th (sf) | 200 m | 20.82 |
– | 4 × 100 m relay | DQ | |||
2001 | World Championships | Edmonton,Canada | 8th | 200 m | 20.38 |
– | 4 × 100 m relay | DNF | |||
Goodwill Games | Brisbane,Australia | 4th | 200 m | 20.74 | |
1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.71 | |||
2002 | Commonwealth Games | Manchester,United Kingdom | 2nd | 200 m | 20.19 |
1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.62 | |||
European Championships | Munich,Germany | 3rd | 200 m | 20.24 | |
– | 4 × 100 m relay | DQ | |||
World Cup | Madrid,Spain | 3rd | 200 m relay | 20.32 | |
6th | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.23 | |||
2003 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham,United Kingdom | 1st | 200 m | 20.62 |
World Championships | Paris,France | – | 4 × 100 m relay | DQ | |
2004 | Olympic Games | Athens,Greece | 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.07 |
2005 | World Championships | Helsinki,Finland | 14th (sf) | 100 m | 10.24 |
12th (sf) | 200 m | 20.93 | |||
3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.27 | |||
2006 | Commonwealth Games | Melbourne,Australia | 8th | 100 m | 10.30 |
12th (sf) | 200 m | 20.93 | |||
– | 4 × 100 m relay | DNF | |||
4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:02.01 | |||
European Championships | Gothenburg,Sweden | 3rd | 200 m | 20.54 | |
1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.91 | |||
World Cup | Athens,Greece | 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.451 | |
2007 | World Championships | Osaka,Japan | 6th | 100 m | 10.14 |
3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 37.90 | |||
2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing,China | 13th (sf) | 200 m | 20.57 |
1st | 4 × 100 m relay | DQ | |||
2009 | World Championships | Berlin,Germany | 12th (sf) | 200 m | 20.62 |
3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.02 | |||
2010 | European Championships | Barcelona,Spain | 4th | 200 m | 20.62 |
9th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.49 | |||
Commonwealth Games | Delhi,India | 5th | 200 m | 20.75 | |
1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.74 | |||
2011 | World Championships | Daegu,South Korea | 16th (sf) | 100 m | 10.25 |
4th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.292 |
1Representing Europe
2Did not finish in the final
Personal bests
[edit]Distance | Time | Wind | Location | Date |
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100 m | 10.06 sec | + 1.3 m/s | Lausanne | 10 July 2007 |
200 m | 20.19 sec | + 1.4 m/s | Manchester | 29 July 2002 |
References
[edit]- ^abc"Athlete biography: Marlon Devonish".Beijing2008.cn.Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games.Archived fromthe originalon 10 September 2008.Retrieved29 August2008.
- ^Clemons, Pete (16 February 2016)."Caludon Castle School's music heritage stretches far and wide".Coventry Telegraph.Trinity Mirror.Retrieved14 August2016.
- ^Rob Bagchi (22 February 2012)."50 stunning Olympic moments No15: Great Britain's 2004 relay victory".The Guardian.
- ^Devonish storms to sprint double.BBC Sport(16 July 2006). Retrieved on 13 May 2009.
- ^Superb Bolt storms to 150m record.BBC Sport(17 May 2009). Retrieved on 17 May 2009.
- ^"Marlon Devonish: Olympic athlete to train Gloucester squad".BBC News.16 July 2013.Retrieved16 July2013.
- ^Competed only in the heat.
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