John Deakin (born 4 March 1965) is a British

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. He won a gold medal at the

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with the lightweight men's eight.

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1965 births Living people British male rowers World Rowing Championships medalists for Great Britain Coxswains (rowing) Rowers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic rowers for Great Britain {{England-rowing-bio-stub