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John Hawes (pentathlete)

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Full name
  
John David Hawes

Name
  
John Hawes

National team
  
Canada

Role
  
Pentathlete


Event(s)
  
Backstroke, pentathlon

Height
  
1.73 m

College team
  
McGill University

Weight
  
70 kg

Born
  
March 1, 1951 (age 73) (
1951-03-01
)
Montreal, Quebec

Sport
  
Swimming, modern pentathlon

John David Hawes (born March 1, 1951) is a Canadian former competitive swimmer and modern pentathlete. Hawes won a bronze medal in his signature 200-metre backstroke event at the 1971 Pan American Games in Cali, Colombia, and again at the 1973 World University Games in Moscow. He competed in the preliminary heats of the men's 200-metre backstroke at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, and the modern pentathlon team and individual events at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.

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John Hawes (pentathlete) Wikipedia