Mike Devecka

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameMichael Alan "Mike"•Devecka
Used nameMike•Devecka
Born13 November 1947 in Portland, Oregon (USA)
Measurements173 cm / 67 kg
AffiliationsCascade Ski Club
NOC United States

Biography

Mike Devecka competed in both ski jumping and Nordic combined. He was US champion in the Nordic combined in 1972, 1974, 1975, and 1979, and US ski jumping champion on the large hill in 1978. Devecka attended Fort Lewis College, graduating in 1969 with a degree in history. He was elected to the Colorado Ski Hall of Fame in 1999. Devecka had a relationship with speed skater Dianne Holum, and had a daughter by her, Kirstin Holum, who was also on the US Olympic speed skating team in 1998.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1972 Winter Olympics Nordic Combined (Skiing) USA Mike Devecka
Individual, Men (Olympic) 21
1976 Winter Olympics Nordic Combined (Skiing) USA Mike Devecka
Individual, Men (Olympic) 28
1980 Winter Olympics Nordic Combined (Skiing) USA Mike Devecka
Individual, Men (Olympic) DNF

Olympic family relations