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'''Desmond Neville Devine-Jones''' (15 August 1928 – 11 July 2010) was a Brigadier<ref>{{cite book|title=Sainik Samachar: The Pictorial Weekly of the Armed Forces|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9PPeAAAAMAAJ|year=1993}}</ref> in the Army Physical Training Corps (APTC) of the [[Indian Army]].<ref>[http://www.mid-day.com/articles/bandra-boy-snaps-salute-to-uttarakhand-heroes/220965 "Bandra boy snaps salute to Uttarakhand Heroes"]. ''Mid-Day''.</ref> He was part of the 1951 Indian Men's Football team at the [[1951 Asian Games]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Former IABF secretary Brigader DN Devine Jones passes away|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-former-iabf-secretary-brigader-dn-devine-jones-passes-away-1408482|website=www.dnaindia.com|accessdate=22 September 2014}}</ref><ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/devine-jones-passes-away/article512879.ece "Devine Jones passes away"] - The Hindu</ref> which won the gold medal in Delhi.
'''Desmond Neville Devine-Jones''' (15 August 1928 – 11 July 2010) was a Brigadier<ref>{{cite book|title=Sainik Samachar: The Pictorial Weekly of the Armed Forces|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9PPeAAAAMAAJ|year=1993}}</ref> in the Army Physical Training Corps (APTC) of the [[Indian Army]].<ref>[http://www.mid-day.com/articles/bandra-boy-snaps-salute-to-uttarakhand-heroes/220965 "Bandra boy snaps salute to Uttarakhand Heroes"]. ''Mid-Day''.</ref> He was part of the 1951 Indian Men's Football team at the [[1951 Asian Games]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Former IABF secretary Brigader DN Devine Jones passes away|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-former-iabf-secretary-brigader-dn-devine-jones-passes-away-1408482|website=www.dnaindia.com|accessdate=22 September 2014}}</ref><ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/devine-jones-passes-away/article512879.ece "Devine Jones passes away"] - The Hindu</ref> which won the gold medal in Delhi.


Devine-Jones was also the [[boxing]] coach for the Indian Olympic team for the [[1972 Munich Olympics]],<ref>{{cite book|title=Sainik Samachar: The Pictorial Weekly of the Armed Forces|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SgzfAAAAMAAJ|date=January 1981}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=India in Olympic Games|url=http://www.sportsbharti.com/boxing/olympic-games/|website=www.sportsbharti.com|accessdate=22 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140917011735/http://www.sportsbharti.com/boxing/olympic-games/|archive-date=17 September 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> as well as the country's flag bearer.<ref>{{cite web|title=Who are India's flag-bearers at Olympics?|url=http://news.oneindia.in/2012/07/19/who-are-indias-flag-bearers-at-olympics-1038233.html|accessdate=22 September 2014|publisher=One India News}}</ref> He was elected secretary of the Indian Amateur Boxing Federation in 1976 and then reelected in 1980.<ref name=ifr>{{cite book|title=Indian and Foreign Review|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v7vRAAAAMAAJ|year=1980|publisher=Publications Division of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India}}</ref><ref name=ie>{{cite web|title=Boxing ex-official Devine Jones dead - Indian Express |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/boxing-exofficial-devine-jones-dead/645188/|website=archive.indianexpress.com|accessdate=22 September 2014}}</ref> He was an AIBA qualified Referee and Judge and officiated many international boxing championships.<ref name=ifr /><ref name=ie /> He was also elected as an executive committee member of AIBA in 1986.<ref>{{cite book|title=The States|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JN8iAQAAMAAJ|publisher=India News and Feature Alliance.}}</ref>
Devine-Jones was also the [[boxing]] coach for the Indian Olympic team for the [[1972 Munich Olympics]],<ref>{{cite book|title=Sainik Samachar: The Pictorial Weekly of the Armed Forces|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SgzfAAAAMAAJ|date=January 1981}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=India in Olympic Games|url=http://www.sportsbharti.com/boxing/olympic-games/|website=www.sportsbharti.com|accessdate=22 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140917011735/http://www.sportsbharti.com/boxing/olympic-games/|archive-date=17 September 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> as well as the country's flag bearer.<ref>{{cite web|title=Who are India's flag-bearers at Olympics?|url=http://news.oneindia.in/2012/07/19/who-are-indias-flag-bearers-at-olympics-1038233.html|accessdate=22 September 2014|publisher=One India News}}</ref> He was elected secretary of the Indian Amateur Boxing Federation in 1976 and then reelected in 1980.<ref name=ifr>{{cite book|title=Indian and Foreign Review|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v7vRAAAAMAAJ|year=1980|publisher=Publications Division of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India}}</ref><ref name=ie>{{cite web|title=Boxing ex-official Devine Jones dead - Indian Express |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/boxing-exofficial-devine-jones-dead/645188/|website=archive.indianexpress.com|accessdate=22 September 2014}}</ref> He was an AIBA qualified Referee and Judge and officiated many international boxing championships.<ref name=ifr /><ref name=ie /> He was also elected as an executive committee member of AIBA in 1986.<ref>{{cite book|title=The States|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JN8iAQAAMAAJ|publisher=India News and Feature Alliance.}}</ref>
==Honours==
'''India'''
*[[Football at the Asian Games|Asian Games]] Gold medal: [[Football at the 1951 Asian Games|1951]]


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Latest revision as of 03:17, 27 October 2022


D. N. Devine Jones
Personal information
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
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Services
National team
India
Honours
Men's football
Representing  India
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1951 New Delhi Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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.[9][10] He was also elected as an executive committee member of AIBA in 1986.[11]

Honours[edit]

India

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Boxing ex-official Devine-Jones dead". Indian Express. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  2. ↑ Sainik Samachar: The Pictorial Weekly of the Armed Forces. 1993.
  3. ↑ "Bandra boy snaps salute to Uttarakhand Heroes". Mid-Day.
  4. ↑ "Former IABF secretary Brigader DN Devine Jones passes away". www.dnaindia.com. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  5. ↑ "Devine Jones passes away" - The Hindu
  6. ↑ Sainik Samachar: The Pictorial Weekly of the Armed Forces. January 1981.
  7. ↑ "India in Olympic Games". www.sportsbharti.com. Archived from the original on 17 September 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  8. ↑ "Who are India's flag-bearers at Olympics?". One India News. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Indian and Foreign Review. Publications Division of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. 1980.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Boxing ex-official Devine Jones dead - Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  11. ↑ The States. India News and Feature Alliance.

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Preceded by
Gurbachan Singh Randhawa 		Flagbearer for India
Munich 1972 		Succeeded by
Zafar Iqbal


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