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John Devitt

1937 - 2023

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John Thomas Devitt, AM (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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Devitt has received more than 62,825 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). John Devitt is the 114th most popular swimmer (down from 78th in 2019), the 380th most popular biography from Australia (down from 343rd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Australian Swimmer.

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  • 16

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  • 3.57

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, John Devitt ranks 114 out of 392. Before him are Yana Klochkova, Debbie Meyer, Claudia Kolb, Carl Robie, Dana Vollmer, and Sharon Stouder. After him are Rica Reinisch, Bill Mulliken, Ines Diers, Eleanor Holm, Claudia Poll, and César Cielo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, John Devitt ranks 478. Before him are Mario Bergara, Paul Stookey, Elinor Donahue, James Carlisle, Donnelly Rhodes, and Farooq Abdullah. After him are Tony Waiters, Bob Boozer, Mary Ann Mobley, Gus Hutchison, Al D'Amato, and Stan Swamy. Among people deceased in 2023, John Devitt ranks 385. Before him are Terry McDermott, Heath, Dick Savitt, François Bracci, Bert I. Gordon, and Bob Knight. After him are Vani Jairam, Remigijus Valiulis, Evelyn Boyd Granville, Hossein Shahabi, Dean Smith, and Patricia Bredin.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, John Devitt ranks 380 out of 925. Before him are Coral Buttsworth (1900), Samara Weaving (1992), Joshua Kennedy (1982), Mitchell Langerak (1988), Delta Goodrem (1984), and Peter McNamara (1955). After him are Scott Dixon (1980), Les Murray (1938), Samantha Stosur (1984), Andrew Hoy (1959), David Malouf (1934), and Nathaniel Buzolic (1983).

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Among SWIMMERS In Australia

Among swimmers born in Australia, John Devitt ranks 4. Before him are Frederick Lane (1880), Ian Thorpe (1982), and Fanny Durack (1889). After him are Shane Gould (1956), Boy Charlton (1907), Bronte Barratt (1989), Grant Hackett (1980), Brittany Elmslie (1994), Emma McKeon (1994), Petria Thomas (1975), and Stephanie Rice (1988).

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