John M. Lovett Explained

Spouse:Jill Diana Lovett
Children:Craig Lovett, Ewan Lovett
Grandchildren:4
Office:Comite International des Sports des Sourds
Order:6th president of
Honorific Suffix:AM
Termend:30 October 2003
Termstart:13 March 1995
Birth Date:10 July 1943
Birth Place:Melbourne, Australia
Death Place:Melbourne, Australia

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 to 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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Deaf Society NSW . NSW Deaf Herald - Issue 08 - Winter 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170302064101/http://deafsocietynsw.org.au/documents/08-nsw_deaf_herald.pdf . 2 March 2017 . 12.
  2. Web site: ICSD Deaflympics. www.deaflympics.com. en. 2017-10-31. 15 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171015024011/http://deaflympics.com/icsd.asp?presidents. dead.
  3. Web site: HISTORY. imafd.org. 2017-10-31. 7 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171107023944/http://imafd.org/history.html. dead.
  4. Web site: AD86. 28 December 2022. Governor General's Office of Australia. https://web.archive.org/web/20181020002432/http://www.gg.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/honours/AD86.pdf. 20 October 2018. dead.
  5. Web site: Australian Association of the Deaf . Annual report 2003 - 2004 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160229235443/http://www.deafau.org.au/download/AnnualReport2003.pdf . February 29, 2016 . 3.
  6. Web site: John M. Lovett passed away. www.deaflympics.com. en. 2017-10-31. https://web.archive.org/web/20171107011241/http://www.deaflympics.com/news.asp?170. 7 November 2017. dead.
  7. Web site: Manuscripts. www.gallaudet.edu. en. 2017-10-31.

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