| John Primrose | |
| Birth Date: | 28 May 1942 |
| Birth Place: | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Sport: | Sports shooting |
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John Nairn Primrose (born 28 May 1942) is a Canadian trap shooter who competed at six Olympics from 1968 to 1992 (excluding 1980).[1]
His best position was seventh in the Mixed Trap in the 1972 and 1976 Olympics. John won a gold medal in the 1975 Trap World Championships and the 1983 World Championships (see "Olympic Trap"). A high-light was winning the gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in Edmonton in 1978. He was inducted into the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame after winning his first Commonwealth gold medal in New Zealand.
John, a member of Clan Primrose, is the son of Justice Neil Primrose and the grandson of a lieutenant governor of Alberta, Philip Primrose.
He is one of only fifteen shooters to compete at six Olympic Games.
In 1985, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada.