John Kynoch

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John Kynoch
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Born (1933-03-18) 18 March 1933 (age 89)
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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] 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]

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