Donald Joseph McDermott (December 7, 1929 – November 1, 2020) was an American

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. He was born in

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, New York. At the 1952 Olympics in

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McDermott was silver medalist in the 500 meters."1952 Winter Olympics – Oslo, Norway – Speed Skating"
. ''databaseolympics.com''. Retrieved on February 27, 2008. On November 2, 2020, it was announced that McDermott had died at the age of 90.

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* 1929 births 2020 deaths American male speed skaters Speed skaters at the 1952 Winter Olympics Speed skaters at the 1956 Winter Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the United States in speed skating Sportspeople from the Bronx Medalists at the 1952 Winter Olympics {{US-Winter-Olympic-medalist-stub