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.
[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] 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.