1. Marlon Devonish is a member of the Coventry Godiva Harriers athletics club and was coached by Tony Lester.
12 Facts About Marlon Devonish
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Marlon Devonish was a regular member of both the British and, at the Commonwealth Games, English 4 x 100-metre sprint relay teams, to some considerable success.
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Marlon Devonish is a current Commonwealth Games record holder in the relay event.
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At the British Championships in July 2006, Marlon Devonish became the first man since Linford Christie in 1988 to win both the 100 m and 200 m races at the event.
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Marlon Devonish retained his 100 m title at the British Championships the following year.
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Marlon Devonish represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
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Marlon Devonish competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Simeon Williamson, Tyrone Edgar and Craig Pickering.
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Marlon Devonish took part in the 200 metres individual, finishing first with a time of 20.49 seconds in his first round heat.
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Marlon Devonish was beaten by Usain Bolt who ran a world best-beating time.
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On 22 August 2009, Marlon Devonish was a member of the Great Britain and Northern Ireland men's 4x100m relay team that took bronze at the IAAF World Championships in Berlin with a season's best of 38.02.
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On 16 July 2013, Marlon Devonish was brought in as sprint coach for Gloucester Rugby at Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester.
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On 8 January 2018, Marlon Devonish started working for the British International School Shanghai located in Puxi, Shanghai, China as their elite athlete performance coach in residence.