Gail Devers (1999) - Hall of Fame

Gail Devers

Induction:
1999

UCLA track star (1985-88) and three-time Olympic gold medalist, Devers is the two-time defending Olympic champion in the 100 meters winning in 1992 and 1996. She captured another gold as a member of the 1996 U.S. 400-meter relay team. Devers also finished 5^th in the 1992 Olympic Games in the 100 meter hurdles and followed that up with a 4^th place finish at the 1996 games. Long before her international success, Devers was a record-breaking athlete on the Bruin track and field team. While attending UCLA, Devers captured nine Pac-10 track titles and two NCAA titles. She still holds UCLA all-time records in the 100 meters (10.97) and the 100-meter hurdles (12.61). Her 100-meter hurdle time remains a collegiate record. After graduating, Devers overcame life-threatening Graves disease to become one of the most successful athletes in the history of women’s track and field. In addition to her Olympic victories, Devers holds American records in the 100-meter hurdles and in the 400-meter relay. On two occasions she has been named the top U.S. women’s athlete by Track & Field News (1993, 1996) and in 1996, she also received The Jessie Owens award as the nation’s top track and field athlete.

* Accomplishments listed above were at the time of induction.