John Primrose (sport shooter), Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Canadian sport shooter
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Place of Birth: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
About John Primrose (sport shooter)
- John Nairn Primrose (born 28 May 1942) is a Canadian trap shooter who competed at six Olympics from 1968 to 1992 (excluding 1980).
- 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 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 is the son of Justice Neil Primrose and the grandson of a lieutenant governor of Alberta, Philip C.H 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.
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