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'''Michael Aloysius Devaney''' (June 6, 1891 – January 25, 1967) was an American [[Track and field|track and field athlete]] who competed in the [[1920 Summer Olympics]] and in the [[1924 Summer Olympics]]. He was born and died in [[Belleville, New Jersey]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/78321 |title=Michael Devaney |work=Olympedia |access-date=15 July 2021}}</ref>

In 1920 he finished fifth in the [[Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase|3000 metre steeplechase competition]]. He was also a member of the American team which won the gold medal in the [[Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 3000 metres team race|3000 metre team race]]. Four years later he finished seventh in the [[Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics|3000 metre steeplechase event]].

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==External links==
*{{Sports-Reference|de/mike-devaney-1|Mike Devaney}}
*{{Olympics.com profile|michael-aloysius-devaney|Michael Aloysius Devaney}}

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[[Category:1891 births]]
[[Category:1967 deaths]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Belleville, New Jersey]]
[[Category:Track and field athletes from New Jersey]]
[[Category:American male middle-distance runners]]
[[Category:American male steeplechase runners]]
[[Category:Olympic track and field athletes for the United States]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1920 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1924 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:20th-century American sportsmen]]


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