Desmond Neville Devine-Jones (15 August 1928 – 11 July 2010) was a Brigadier[2] in the Army Physical Training Corps (APTC) of the Indian Army.[3] He was part of the 1951 Indian Men's Football team at the 1951 Asian Games[4][5] which won the gold medal in Delhi.
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Full name | Desmond Neville Devine-Jones | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1928-08-15)15 August 1928 | |||||||||||||||
Date of death | 11 July 2010(2010-07-11) (aged 81)[1] | |||||||||||||||
Place of death | Pune | |||||||||||||||
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Devine-Jones was also the boxing coach for the Indian Olympic team for the 1972 Munich Olympics,[6][7] as well as the country's flag bearer.[8] He was elected secretary of the Indian Amateur Boxing Federation in 1976 and then reelected in 1980.[9][10] He was an AIBA qualified Referee and Judge and officiated many international boxing championships.[9][10] He was also elected as an executive committee member of AIBA in 1986.[11]
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Preceded by Gurbachan Singh Randhawa |
Flagbearer for India Munich 1972 |
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