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Ryan O'Donnell
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This does not fit the original poster's question but is vaguely related:

I have heard it said that Carleson did not get the Fields Medal in '66 because his proof of Carleson's Theorem was too difficult to read and verify at the time. (Granted, the result was only published in '66.)

And alas, he was too old to get it in '70.