Dwayne Evans

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Dwayne Evans
Personal information
NationalityFlag of the United States.svg  American
Born (1958-10-13) October 13, 1958 (age 65)
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Sport
Sport Running
Event(s) 100 meters, 200 meters
College team Arizona State Sun Devils
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1976 Montreal 200 metres
World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1985 Canberra 4×100 metres relay

Dwayne Eugene Evans (born October 13, 1958) is an American athlete who mainly competed in the 200 meters.

He competed for the United States in the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, where he won the bronze medal in the men's 200 metres event. That same year, he had just graduated from South Mountain High School in Phoenix, Arizona. [1] That year he also set the still standing NFHS national high school records in the 220 yard dash at 20.5. The federation converted record-keeping to metric distances shortly afterward. [2] He was Track and Field News "High School Athlete of the Year" in 1976. [3] He continued to run, achieving his PR of 20.08 in 1987.

Evans is currently coaching Track at South Mountain High School in Phoenix, Arizona, and has twin daughters who are track athletes at Texas Tech University. [4] [5]

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References

  1. Jos E. Garcia (August 1, 2008). "South Mountain's Evans recalls bronze medal". The Arizona Republic . Retrieved October 9, 2019.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved October 18, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) National High School Record Book
  3. "T&FN High School Boys Athletes Of The Year, 1947–2019". Track & Filed News. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
  4. http://regulus.azstarnet.com/varsity/features/allstars_01_baseball.php%5B%5D Arizona Star
  5. Sorensen, Spencer (February 10, 2010). "Texas Tech Student-Athlete Spotlight: Taylor and Terra Evans". Texas Tech. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
Awards
Preceded by Track & Field News High School Boys Athlete of the Year
1976
Succeeded by
Records
Preceded by Men's World Junior Record Holder, 200 metres
22 June 1976 – 11 May 1985
Succeeded by