John Gough (sport shooter)
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| Full name | John McKinley Gough | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 September 1929 Kensington, London, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 26 July 2023 (aged 93) Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Sports shooting | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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John McKinley Gough (25 September 1929 – 26 July 2023) was a British sports shooter.
Sport shooting career
[edit]Gough competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[1] He represented England and won a bronze medal in the centre fire pistol pair with John Cooke, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[2][3]
Death
[edit]John McKinley Gough died in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire on 26 July 2023, at the age of 93.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "John Gough". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
- ^ "1982 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "Major John McKinley Gough". The Telegraph. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
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