Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p John Lysak (born August 16, 1914) is an American canoer who competed in the Olympic Games in 1936 in Berlin. Born in New Jersey but raised in an orphanage in New York, he competed in the 1936 Olympics in Men's Folding Kayak Doubles, 10 kilometres, but did not win a medal, placing 7th. After a stint in the United States Marine Corps during World War II, Lysak attended Springfield College and worked as a painting contractor until the age of 62. As of 2008 he is the San Francisco Bay Area's oldest living former United States Olympian.. }
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- John_Lysak abstract "John Lysak (born August 16, 1914) is an American canoer who competed in the Olympic Games in 1936 in Berlin. Born in New Jersey but raised in an orphanage in New York, he competed in the 1936 Olympics in Men's Folding Kayak Doubles, 10 kilometres, but did not win a medal, placing 7th. After a stint in the United States Marine Corps during World War II, Lysak attended Springfield College and worked as a painting contractor until the age of 62. As of 2008 he is the San Francisco Bay Area's oldest living former United States Olympian.".