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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...
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    swimmers each, down from three in previous Games. The event was won by John Devitt of Australia over Lance Larson of the United States in a controversial...
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    Three-Day Event Team Competition John Devitt — Swimming, Men's 100 m Freestyle Murray Rose — Swimming, Men's 400 m Freestyle John Konrads — Swimming, Men's 1500...
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    the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. It was devised by John Devitt after he attended the 1982 annual commemoration ceremonies celebrated...
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    Finn Bálor (redirect from Fergal Devitt)
    Fergal Devitt (born 25 July 1981) is an Irish professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name...
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  • judges found that Devitt had finished first and the third found for Larson. Of the three-second-place judges, two found that Devitt finished second and...
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  • politician Jamie Devitt (born 1990), Irish footballer John Devitt (born 1937), Australian swimmer and Olympic gold medalist John Henry Devitt (1851–1940),...
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    Jump Stuart Mackenzie – rowing, men's Single Sculls John Devitt — Swimming, men's 100 m Freestyle John Monckton — Swimming, men's 100 m Backstroke Lorraine...
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  • John Devitt Stringfellow Pendlebury (12 October 1904 – 22 May 1941) was a British archaeologist who worked for British intelligence during World War II...
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  • Simon John Devitt FRSN FAIP (born 17 July 1981) is an Australian theoretical quantum physicist who has worked on large-scale Quantum computing architectures...
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    "Devitt's new sprint time surpasses Henricks". The Sun-Herald. p. 31. "John Devitt shatters three world swim records". The Courier-Mail. 29 January 1957...
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  • Jon Henricks  Australia 55.4 WR John Devitt  Australia 55.8 Gary Chapman  Australia 56.7 1960 Rome details John Devitt  Australia 55.2 OR Lance Larson...
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  • John McDevitt may refer to: John W. McDevitt, Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus John M. McDevitt, American politician, later a Roman Catholic priest...
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    Scholes (USA) 57.4 Melbourne 1956  Jon Henricks (AUS) 55.4 Rome 1960  John Devitt (AUS) 55.2 Tokyo 1964  Don Schollander (USA) 53.4 Mexico City 1968  Mike...
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  • Silver Bronze 100 m freestyle details Jon Henricks  Australia 55.4 (WR) John Devitt  Australia 55.8 Gary Chapman  Australia 56.7 400 m freestyle details...
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  • Silver Bronze 110 yd freestyle  John Devitt (AUS) 56.6  Gary Chapman (AUS) 56.6  Geoff Shipton (AUS) 57.0 440 yd freestyle  John Konrads (AUS) 4:25.9  Ian Black (SCO)...
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  • John R. Devitt (August 13, 1917 – January 31, 2000) was an American lawyer and politician. Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Devitt graduated from Marquette...
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    Cemetery (France). In 2017 fellow Australian Olympic gold medallist John Devitt and author Larry Writer travelled in France researching Healy's story...
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    medal in the event. Australia would win a second 0.4 seconds later (John Devitt's silver) and a third 0.9 seconds after that (Gary Chapman's bronze),...
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  • world record for the 100 yards freestyle until his record was broken by John Devitt in the very next heat 10 minutes later. Hunter qualified for the Australian...
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  • 200-metre breaststroke and 100-metre backstroke respectively. It was not until John Davies' victory in the 200-metre breaststroke in 1952 that a male swimmer...
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  • British experimental film director and animator, traffic collision. John Devitt, 86, Australian swimmer, Olympic champion (1956, 1960). Robert Ekelund...
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    Larson and Australian John Devitt both appeared to touch the wall first, with half of the six judges each thinking Larson and Devitt had won. Head judge...
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    simulate an experience of visiting the Wall. Using personal finances, John Devitt founded Vietnam Combat Veterans, Ltd. With the help of friends, the half-size...
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  • John Devitt Elrick Gartly (8 January 1908 – 22 November 1941) was a South African first-class cricketer and South African Army officer. The son of William...
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  • Mike Troy Jeff Farrell  Japan Makoto Fukui Hiroshi Ishii Tsuyoshi Yamanaka Tatsuo Fujimoto  Australia David Dickson John Devitt Murray Rose John Konrads...
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    of the IOC, before awarding the Gold Medal of the Olympic Order to Pope John Paul II" (PDF). The LA84 Foundation. Retrieved 8 May 2011. "Opening of the...
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  • Tsuyoshi Yamanaka Tatsuo Fujimoto  Australia (AUS) David Dickson John Devitt Murray Rose John Konrads 4 × 100 m medley relay details  United States (USA) Frank...
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  • John Henry Devitt (February 1, 1851 – June 14, 1940) was an Ontario political figure. He represented Durham West in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario...
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  • Dawn Fraser, Lorraine Crapp, Jon Henricks, John Konrads, Ilsa Konrads, Murray Rose, David Theile and John Devitt were some of the many athletes who trained...
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