John Cooke (sport shooter) explained

John Cooke
Birth Date:	17 March 1939
Birth Place:	Dartford, Kent, England
Sport:	Sports shooting
Show-Medals:	yes

John Patrick Cooke (17 March 1939  - 9 April 2008) was a British sports shooter.

Shooting career

Cooke competed at the 1972, 1976 and the 1984 Summer Olympics.^[1] He represented England in the rapid fire pistol and the 50 metres free pistol, at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand.^{[2] [3]} Four years later he represented England and won a silver medal in the rapid fire pistol, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.^[4] A third Commonwealth Games appearance for England at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia resulted in a gold medal in the centre fire pistol, double bronze medals in the rapid fire pistol and centre fire pistol pairs with John Gough.^{[5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Olympic profile. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418040501/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/co/john-cooke-2.html. dead. 18 April 2020. Sports Reference.
2. Web site: 1974 Games. Team England.
3. Web site: Athletes, 1974 England team. Team England.
4. Web site: 1978 Athletes. Team England.
5. Web site: 1982 Athletes. Team England.
6. Web site: Athletes and results. Commonwealth Games Federation.