Devers, Gail, 1966-

LC control no.	n 95108148
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Devers, Gail, 1966- *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Devers, Yolanda Gail, 1966-
Associated country	United States
Birth date	1966-11-19
Place of birth	Seattle (Wash.)
Affiliation	University of California, Los Angeles
Profession or occupation	Track and field athletes Philanthropists
Found in	Gail Devers, c1996: CIP galley (Yolanda Gail Devers, b. Nov. 19, 1966, Seattle, Wash.) African American National Biography, accessed January 14, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Devers, Gail; track and field athlete; born 19 November 1966 in Seattle, Washington, United States; was a track-and-field sprinter, hurdler, philanthropist; sociology major at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA); trained for Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea (1988); won gold medals in 100 meters and the 4x100 relay qualifying for US Olympic (1988), in 100-meter sprint at the Olympics in Barcelona and Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia (1992, 1996), in 100-meter sprint and 100-meter hurdles at the World Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Stuttgart, Germany (1993); was a winner of World Outdoor Track and Field Championships (1995,1999); won gold medals in 60-meter hurdles and 60-meter sprint (2003, 2004); winner of 2004 Olympic 100-meter hurdles (2007); honors include, U.S. National Olympic Hall of Fame election (2012))