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John Cooke
Personal information
Born(1939-03-17)17 March 1939
Dartford, Kent, England
Died9 April 2008(2008-04-09) (aged 69)[1]
Sport
SportSports shooting
Medal record
Sports shooting
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1978 Edmonton rapid fire pistol
Gold medal – first place 1982 Brisbane centre fire pistol
Bronze medal – third place 1982 Brisbane centre fire pistol pairs
Bronze medal – third place 1982 Brisbane rapid fire pistol

John Patrick Cooke (17 March 1939 – 9 April 2008) was a British sports shooter.

Shooting career

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Cooke competed at the 1972, 1976 and the 1984 Summer Olympics.[2] He represented England in the rapid fire pistol and the 50 metres free pistol, at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand.[3][4] Four years later he represented England and won a silver medal in the rapid fire pistol, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[5] A third Commonwealth Games appearance for England at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia resulted in a gold medal in the centre fire pistol, double bronze medals in the rapid fire pistol and centre fire pistol pairs with John Gough.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ John Cooke at Olympedia
  2. ^ "Olympic profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  3. ^ "1974 Games". Team England.
  4. ^ "Athletes, 1974 England team". Team England.
  5. ^ "1978 Athletes". Team England.
  6. ^ "1982 Athletes". Team England.
  7. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.


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