Asnoldo Devonish
Devonish in his 1952 Olympics kit (uniform) | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Asnoldo Vicente Devonish Romero |
| Born | June 15, 1932 |
| Died | January 1, 1997 (aged 64) Caracas, Venezuela |
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) |
Asnoldo Vicente Devonish Romero[1] (June 15, 1932 – January 1, 1997) was a Venezuelan track and field athlete who won the first Olympic medal for his native country.
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).[2]
In 1990, he was awarded the Olympic Order by the IOC for particularly distinguished contributions to the Olympic Movement.[3]
His death, after 18 months of illness, was mourned nationally, and his funeral was attended by president Rafael Caldera, who called him “a great Venezuelan”.
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Venezuela | |||||
| 1951 | Bolivarian Games | Caracas, Venezuela | 1st | Long jump | 7.20 m |
| 1st | Triple jump | 15.00 m | |||
| 1952 | Olympic Games | Helsinki, Finland | 3rd | Triple jump | 15.52 m |
| 1955 | Pan American Games | Mexico City, Mexico | 2nd | Triple jump | 16.13 m |
| 1960 | Ibero-American Games | Santiago, Chile | 13th (q) | Long jump | 6.54 m |
| 7th (q) | Triple jump | 14.17 m1 | |||
| 1961 | South American Championships | Lima, Peru | 1st | Triple jump | 14.68 m |
| Bolivarian Games | Barranquilla, Colombia | 1st | Triple jump | 14.13 m | |
| 1963 | South American Championships | Cali, Colombia | 1st | Triple jump | 15.09 m |
| 1965 | South American Championships | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 5th | Triple jump | 14.33 m |
1No mark in the final
References
- ^ "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)
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.