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

AustraliaLived 1937 to 2023 · aged 86
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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.

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1998Silver Olympic Order
1989Member of the Order of Australia
Australian Sports Medal
International Swimming Hall of Fame

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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.

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Australia
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Lived 1937 to 2023 · aged 86
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