John Kynoch Explained

John Kynoch
Birth Date:18 March 1933
Sport:Sport shooting
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John Marriott Kynoch (born 18 March 1933) is a sport shooter who 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: .Sports Reference Biography . www.sports-reference.com . 3 July 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130924030710/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ky/john-kynoch-1.html . 24 September 2013 .
  2. Web site: Database Olympics Profile . www.databaseolympics.com . 3 July 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130323063845/http://databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=KYNOCJOH01 . 23 March 2013 .
  3. News: How a camera click stopped Olympian from throwing away his medal . 28 July 2012 . Southern Reporter . 12 April 2014.
  4. Web site: Huntley old boys/girls: John Kynoch 1941–1946 . 6 August 2013 . 12 April 2014.
  5. Nelson College Old Boys' Register, 1856–2006, 6th edition (CD-ROM)
  6. Web site: Olympic impressions at Probus club . 19 December 2013 . Probus Club of Basingstoke . 12 April 2014 . http://web.archive.org/web/20140413142436/http://probusbasingstoke.webs.com/apps/blog/show/39778488-olympic-impressions-at-probus-club . April 13, 2014 . dead.

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