Mike Devecka
Mike Devecka | |
Full name | Michael Alan Devecka |
nation | United States |
birthday | November 13, 1947 |
place of birth | Portland , Oregon , USA |
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 |