Dwayne Evans was an American

United States

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 athlete who mainly competed in the 200 metres.

He competed for the United States in the 1976 Summer Olympics

1976 Summer Olympics

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 held in Montreal

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, Canada

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, where he won the bronze medal in the men's 200 metres event. That same year, he had just graduated from South Mountain High School

South Mountain High School

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 in Phoenix, Arizona

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. That year he also set the still standing NFHS national high school records in the 220 yard dash at 20.5. The federation converted record-keeping to metric distances shortly afterward. He continued to run, achieving his PR of 20.08 in 1987.

Evans is currently coaching baseball

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 in Yuma, Arizona

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, and has twin daughters who are track stars at Texas Tech University

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