John M. Lovett

John M. Lovett
AM
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
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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]

  1. ^ Deaf Society NSW. "NSW Deaf Herald - Issue 08 - Winter 2012" (PDF). p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 March 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. ^ Australian Association of the Deaf. "Annual report 2003 - 2004" (PDF). p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 February 2016.