Art Devlin - Lake Placid, NY, USA
N 44° 15.400 W 073° 57.788
18T E 582770 N 4900903
A statue of noted Ski Jumper Art Devlin is at the Olympic Jumping Center in Lake Placid, NY.
Waymark Code: WM9H2Q
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 08/21/2010
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From Wikipedia:
"Arthur 'Art' Donovan Devlin (September 7, 1922 – April 22, 2004) was an American ski jumper who competed during the 1950s. A native of Lake Placid, New York, he finished fifth in the individual large hill at the 1950 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships which were held in Lake Placid. Devlin also made five Olympics teams, competing in the 1952 and 1956 Winter Olympics, where he finished 15th and 21st in the individual large hills, respectively."
Art is immortalized in bronze with his jumping skis at the based of the ski jumps at the Jumping Center.
URL of the statue: Not listed
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