# John Devitt

> John Thomas Devitt, AM 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.

*Australian swimmer, Olympic gold medallist, former world record-holder*

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## Identity
- **Country:** Australia
- **Born:** 1937-02-04
- **Died:** 2023-08-17
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 50.4 / 100
- **Momentum:** 1.3 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 20.1 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 50.0 / 100

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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q127672)

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