What is John Monckton?
[[File:John Monckton 1960.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Monckton in 1960]] '''John James Monckton''' (28 October 1937 – 29 June 2017)<ref>{{cite web|title=Vale John Monckton esteemed @SportAusHoF Member (Swimming) who passed away peacefully today aged 79|url=https://twitter.com/SportAusHoF/status/880326618786414592?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet|website=Sport Australia Hal;l of Fame twitter|access-date=29 June 2017}}</ref> was an Australian [[backstroke]] [[swimming (sport)|swimmer]]. He won a silver medal in the 100-metre event at the [[1956 Summer Olympics]] in Melbourne. Although he set multiple world records, he never won an Olympic gold medal.<ref name=sr>[https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mo/john-monckton-1.html John Monckton] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151121205252/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mo/john-monckton-1.html |date=21 November 2015 }}. sports-reference.com</ref> He was born in [[Armidale, New South Wales]]. Monckton was inducted into the [[Sport Australia Hall of Fame]] in 1999.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sahof.org.au/hall-of-fame/member-profile/?memberID=148&memberType=athlete|title=John Monckton|publisher=Sport Australia Hall of Fame|access-date=24 November 2013|archive-date=2 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202221756/http://www.sahof.org.au/hall-of-fame/member-profile/?memberID=148&memberType=athlete|url-status=dead}}</ref> Monckton died in [[Nambucca Heads]], New South Wales on 29 June 2017 at the age of 79. ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Monckton, John}} [[Category:1937 births]] [[Category:2017 deaths]] [[Category:Australian swimmers]] [[Category:Olympic silver medalists for Australia]] [[Category:Sportspeople from New South Wales]] {{sports-bio-stub}}