John Devitt
Australian swimmer (1937–2023) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, see John Henry Devitt. For the member of the Wisconsin State Senate, see John R. Devitt.
John Thomas Devitt, AM[1] (4 February 1937 – 17 August 2023) was an Australian sprint freestyle swimmer of the 1950s and 1960s, who won a gold medal in the 100-metre freestyle at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. He won in controversial circumstances, being awarded the gold medal despite the timekeepers recording a slower time than the American silver medallist Lance Larson. He also claimed a gold medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay.
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Full name | John Thomas Devitt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1937-02-04)4 February 1937 Granville, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 17 August 2023(2023-08-17) (aged 86) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Manly Swimming Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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