Des Coe

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Des Coe
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Representing Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Men's Shooting
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1998 Kuala Lumpur Trap

Desmond Coe (born 22 November 1958) is a shooting competitor for New Zealand. At the 1998 Commonwealth Games he won the bronze medal in the Trap event. He has competed at one Olympic Games; the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. [1]

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