John M. Lovett
6th president of Comite International des Sports des Sourds
In office
13 March 1995  30 October 2003
Personal details
Born10 July 1943
Melbourne, Australia
Died30 October 2003(2003-10-30) (aged 60)
Melbourne, Australia
SpouseJill Diana Lovett
ChildrenCraig Lovett, Ewan Lovett

John Michael Lovett AM (10 July 1943 30 October 2003) was a former Australian government administrator who made the breakthrough in the development of deaf sports in Australia.[1] He was also the former President of the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf, served as the 7th president from 1995-2003 until his death.[2][3]

John Lovett was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) by the Australian government in the 1986 Australia Day Honours, "for service to those with impaired hearing."[4] He was married to a former British Deaflympic swimmer, Jill Diana Lovett.[5]

Death

Lovett died in an hospital in Melbourne, Australia on 30 October due to blood cancer. He served as the President of the ICSD prior to his death.[6]

Awards and honours

References

  1. "— Wikipédia" (PDF). fr.m.wikipedia.org (in French). Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  2. "ICSD | Deaflympics". www.deaflympics.com. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  3. "HISTORY". imafd.org. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  4. "AD86" (PDF). Governor General's Office of Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  5. https://fr.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sp%C3%A9cial:ZeroRatedMobileAccess&from=John_M._Lovett&to=http://www.deafau.org.au/download/AnnualReport2003.pdf
  6. "John M. Lovett passed away". www.deaflympics.com. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  7. "Manuscripts". www.gallaudet.edu. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
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