John Braithwaite (marksman)

John Braithwaite medal table
John Braithwaite (1968)
Sport shooting
United Kingdom United Kingdom
Olympic games
gold	Mexico City 1968	Trap

John Robert "Bob" Braithwaite , MBE (born September 28, 1925 in Arnside , † February 26, 2015 in Capernwray ) was a British marksman .

successes

John Braithwaite took the trap at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo and 1968 in Mexico City in part. In 1964 he finished seventh with 192 points and missed the medal ranks by two hits. Four years later he scored 198 points, taking first place ahead of Thomas Garrigus and Kurt Czekalla and thus becoming Olympic champion . His 198 points were also a new world record in this discipline.

Braithwaite was a veterinarian and a member of the British Empire . He had a daughter.

Web links

John Braithwaite in the database of the International Shooting Sport Federation (English)
John Braithwaite in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )

Individual evidence

^ Shooting at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Men's Trap. In: sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on February 1, 2009 ; accessed on November 22, 2019 (English).
^ Shooting at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games: Mixed Trap. In: sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020 ; accessed on November 22, 2019 (English).
^ Former Lancaster Olympian passes away. In: lancasterguardian.co.uk. March 5, 2015, archived from the original on October 21, 2019 ; accessed on October 21, 2019 (English).

personal data
SURNAME	Braithwaite, John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Braithwaite, John Robert (full name); Braithwaite, Bob
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	British marksman
DATE OF BIRTH	September 28, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH	Arnside , UK
DATE OF DEATH	February 26, 2015
Place of death	Capernwray , United Kingdom

[1] Shooting at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Men's Trap. In: sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on February 1, 2009 ; accessed on November 22, 2019 (English).

[2] Shooting at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games: Mixed Trap. In: sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020 ; accessed on November 22, 2019 (English).

[3] Former Lancaster Olympian passes away. In: lancasterguardian.co.uk. March 5, 2015, archived from the original on October 21, 2019 ; accessed on October 21, 2019 (English).