D. N. Devine Jones Explained

D. N. Devine Jones
Fullname:Desmond Neville Devine-Jones
Birth Date:15 August 1928
Death Date:[1]
Death Place:Pune
Clubs1:Services
Nationalteam1:India

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.

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. He was also elected as an executive committee member of AIBA in 1986.[11]

Honours

India

Notes and References

  1. News: Boxing ex-official Devine-Jones dead. 22 September 2014. Indian Express.
  2. Book: Sainik Samachar: The Pictorial Weekly of the Armed Forces. 1993.
  3. http://www.mid-day.com/articles/bandra-boy-snaps-salute-to-uttarakhand-heroes/220965 "Bandra boy snaps salute to Uttarakhand Heroes"
  4. Web site: Former IABF secretary Brigader DN Devine Jones passes away. www.dnaindia.com. 22 September 2014.
  5. http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/devine-jones-passes-away/article512879.ece "Devine Jones passes away"
  6. Book: Sainik Samachar: The Pictorial Weekly of the Armed Forces. January 1981.
  7. Web site: India in Olympic Games. www.sportsbharti.com. 22 September 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140917011735/http://www.sportsbharti.com/boxing/olympic-games/. 17 September 2014. dead.
  8. Web site: Who are India's flag-bearers at Olympics?. 22 September 2014. One India News.
  9. Book: Indian and Foreign Review. 1980. Publications Division of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India.
  10. Web site: Boxing ex-official Devine Jones dead - Indian Express . archive.indianexpress.com. 22 September 2014.
  11. Book: The States. India News and Feature Alliance..

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