Michael Aloysius Devaney  (June 6, 1891 – January 25, 1967) was an American track and field athlete  who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics  and in the 1924 Summer Olympics . He was born and died in Belleville, New Jersey .[ 1]   
In 1920 he finished fifth in the 3000 metre steeplechase competition . He was also a member of the American team which won the gold medal in the 3000 metre team race . Four years later he finished seventh in the 3000 metre steeplechase event . 
 
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1889–1979Amateur Athletic Union  1980–1992The Athletics Congress  1993–presentUSA Track & Field  Notes  2 mile steeplechase in 1889–1919, 1921–27, 1929–31, 1953–55 and 1957; 3000 m steeplechase otherwise.   The 1920, 1928, 1932, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.   2020 OT : The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic .   
  
1876–2016 Notes  Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships   OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.   2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic .    
  
1906–1979Amateur Athletic Union   1899: Alec Grant   1900: Alec Grant   1901: Alec Grant   1903: Alec Grant   1904: George Bonhag    1905: George Bonhag    1906 : George Bonhag   1907 : George Bonhag   1908 : Mike Driscoll  1909 : Mike Driscoll  1910 : Joseph Monument  1911 : George Bonhag   1913 : William Kramer   1914 : Harry Smith   1915 :   1916 : Joie Ray   1917 : John Ryan   1918 : Edward Garvey  1919 : Gordon Nightingale  1920 : Harry Helm  1921 : Max Bohland   1922 : John Romig   1923 : Joie Ray   1924 : Joie Ray   1925 :   Paavo Nurmi  (FIN ) , Harold Kennedy (2nd)  1926 : William Goodwin  1927 : William Goodwin  1928 : Leo Lermond   1929 :   Edvin Wide  (SWE ) , Robert Dalrymple (2nd)  1930 : Joe McCluskey   1931 : Leo Lermond   1932 : George Lermond   1933 : George Lermond   1934 : John Follows  1935 : John Follows  1936 : Norm Bright   1937 : Norm Bright   1938 : Don Lash   1939 : Don Lash   1940 : Greg Rice   1941 : Greg Rice   1942 : Greg Rice   1943 : Greg Rice   1944 : Oliver Hunter  1945 : Forest Efaw  1946 : Forest Efaw  1947 : Curt Stone   1948 : Curt Stone   1949 :   Gaston Reiff  (BEL ) , Fred Wilt  (3rd)  1950 : Curt Stone   1951 : Curt Stone   1952 : Horace Ashenfelter   1953 : Horace Ashenfelter   1954 : Horace Ashenfelter   1955 : Horace Ashenfelter   1956 : Horace Ashenfelter   1957 :    John Macy (POL ) , Alex Breckenridge  (2nd)  1958 :   Veliša Mugoša  (YUG ) , John Macy (2nd)  1959 : Bill Dellinger   1960 :   Al Lawrence  (AUS ) , Lew Stieglitz (2nd)  1961 :   Bruce Kidd  (CAN ) , John Macy (3rd)  1962 :   Bruce Kidd  (CAN ) , Jared Nourse (4th)  1963 :   Michel Bernard  (FRA ) , Bob Schul  (2nd)  1964 :   Ron Clarke  (AUS ) , Pete McArdle  (2nd)  1965 : Billy Mills   1966 :   Lajos Mecser  (HUN ) , Tracy Smith  (2nd)  1967 : Tracy Smith   1968 : George Young   1969 : George Young   1970 : Art DuLong  1971 : Frank Shorter   1972 :   Emiel Puttemans  (BEL ) , Leonard Hilton  (2nd)  1973 : Tracy Smith   1974 :   Dick Tayler  (NZL ) , Frank Shorter  (2nd)  1975 :   Miruts Yifter  (ETH ) , Pat Manders (3rd)  1976 :   Suleiman Nyambui  (TAN ) , Greg Fredericks (2nd)  1977 :   Suleiman Nyambui  (TAN ) , Garry Bjorklund  (3rd)  1978 :   Suleiman Nyambui  (TAN ) , Marty Liquori  (2nd)  1979 : Marty Liquori    1980–1992The Athletics Congress  1993–presentUSA Track & Field  Notes * Events before 1906 are considered unofficial. Distances have varied as follows: 2 Miles (1899–1931) and odd numbered years since 2015,  5000 meters (1933–1939), 3 Miles 1932, (1940–1986), and 3000 meters (1987–2014) and even numbered years since 2014