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| Nationality |  American | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1958-10-13)October 13, 1958 (age 66) Phoenix, Arizona, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Running | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 100 meters,200 meters | ||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Arizona State Sun Devils | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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 the1976 Summer Olympics held inMontreal, Quebec, Canada, where he won the bronze medal in the men's 200 metres event. That same year, he had just graduated fromSouth Mountain High School inPhoenix, Arizona.[1] That year he also set the still standingNFHS national high school records in the 220 yard dash at 20.5. The federation converted record-keeping to metric distances shortly afterward.[2] He wasTrack 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 coachingTrack at South Mountain High School inPhoenix, Arizona, and has twin daughters who are track athletes atTexas Tech University.[4][5]
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| Preceded by | Track & Field News High School Boys Athlete of the Year 1976 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Men's World Junior Record Holder,200 metres 22 June 1976 – 11 May 1985 | Succeeded by |
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