Mike Devecka
Mike Devecka  
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| Full name | Michael Alan Devecka |
| nation |
 United States
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| birthday | November 13, 1947 |
| place of birth |
Portland , Oregon , USA
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| size | 173 cm |
| Weight | 67 kg |
| Career | |
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| discipline |
Nordic combined ski jumping |
| society | Cascade Ski Club |
| status | resigned |
Michael Alan "Mike" Devecka (born November 13, 1947 in Portland , Oregon ) is a former American Nordic combined athlete and ski jumper .
Devecka was national champion in the Nordic combined in 1972, 1974, 1975 and 1979 and in 1978 in ski jumping on the large hill. He competed a total of three times in the Nordic combined at the Winter Olympics. In 1972 he finished 21st in Sapporo, Japan . In Innsbruck , Austria, it was only enough for 28th place and when he last participated in Lake Placid , New York , he dropped out of the 15 km cross-country skiing.
Devecka studied at Fort Lewis College , where she graduated in 1969 with a degree in history. In 1999 he was inducted into the Hall of Fame for Colorado Skiers.
With the speed skater Dianne Holum he has a daughter Kirstin , who also competes in speed skating.
Web links
- Mike Devecka in the database of the International Ski Federation (English) - Ski Jumping
- Mike Devecka in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Devecka, Mike |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Devecka, Michael Alan (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American nordic combined and ski jumper |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 13, 1947 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Portland , Oregon , United States |