John Kynoch

John Kynoch
Medal record
Men's shooting
Competitor for  United Kingdom
Olympic Games
Bronze 1972 Munich Running Game Target

John Marriott Kynoch (born 18 March 1933) is a sports 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] Marriott 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

  1. ".Sports Reference Biography". www.sports-reference.com. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  2. "Database Olympics Profile". www.databaseolympics.com. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "How a camera click stopped Olympian from throwing away his medal". Southern Reporter. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Huntley old boys/girls: John Kynoch 1941–1946". 6 August 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  5. Nelson College Old Boys' Register, 1856–2006, 6th edition (CD-ROM)
  6. "Olympic impressions at Probus club". Probus Club of Basingstoke. 19 December 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2014.