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John Devitt, Champion Swimmer With a Tarnished Gold Medal, Dies at 86

He won two Olympic gold medals for Australia, but the second was awarded after a disputed finish — one of the more freakish moments in sports history.

Frank Litsky
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Deaths (Obituaries), Devitt, John, International Swimming Hall of Fame, Larson, Lance, Olympic Games (1956), Olympic Games (1960), Swimming
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