John Kynoch
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John Marriott Kynoch (born 18 March 1933) is a sport shooter who has competed for Great Britain. He won the bronze medal in running game target at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.[1][2]
Born and raised in New Zealand,[3] Kynoch was educated at Huntley School from 1941 to 1946[4] and Nelson College between 1947 and 1950.[5] He did a short course at Massey Agricultural College before emigrating to Banffshire, Scotland in the early 1950s to work in the family woollen mill.[3][4][6]
References
[edit]- ^ ".Sports Reference Biography". www.sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
- ^ "Database Olympics Profile". www.databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 23 March 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "How a camera click stopped Olympian from throwing away his medal". Southern Reporter. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Huntley old boys/girls: John Kynoch 1941–1946". 6 August 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
- ^ Nelson College Old Boys' Register, 1856–2006, 6th edition (CD-ROM)
- ^ "Olympic impressions at Probus club". Probus Club of Basingstoke. 19 December 2013. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
External links
[edit]- John Kynoch at ISSF
- John Kynoch at Olympics.com
- John Kynoch at Olympedia
- John Kynoch at Team GB
Categories:
- 1933 births
- Living people
- Shooters at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Olympic medalists in shooting
- Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain
- ISSF rifle shooters
- British male sport shooters
- Olympic shooters for Great Britain
- People educated at Nelson College
- Massey University alumni
- New Zealand emigrants to the United Kingdom
- Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- 20th-century British sportsmen
- Running target shooters