John Writer

John Writer

File:John Writer 1972.jpg Writer at the 1972 Olympics
Personal information
Full name	John Henry Writer
Born	September 17, 1944 (1944-09-17) (age 81) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Height	176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
Sport	Shooting
Club	U.S. Army
Medal record Representing United States Olympic Games Gold medal – first place 1972 Munich 50 m rifle 3 positions Silver medal – second place 1968 Mexico City 50 m rifle 3 positions Pan American Games Gold medal – first place 1967 Winnipeg 3×40 3 positions, team Gold medal – first place 1971 Cali 3×40 3 positions, team Gold medal – first place 1975 Mexico City 3×40 3 positions, team World championships Gold medal – first place 1970 Phoenix 300 m free rifle standing 40 shots, team Gold medal – first place 1970 Phoenix 50 m free rifle standing 40 shots, team Gold medal – first place 1970 Phoenix 50 m standard rifle 3×20 shots, ind. Silver medal – second place 1970 Phoenix 300 m free rifle kneeling 40 shots, team Bronze medal – third place 1970 Phoenix 300 m free rifle standing 40 shots, ind. Silver medal – second place 1970 Phoenix 50 m standard rifle 3×20 shots, team Silver medal – second place 1970 Phoenix 50 m free rifle kneeling 40 shots, team Bronze medal – third place 1970 Phoenix 50 m free rifle standing 40 shots, ind. Gold medal – first place 1974 Thun 300 m free rifle standing 40 shots, team Gold medal – first place 1974 Thun 300 m free rifle prone 40 shots, team Gold medal – first place 1974 Thun 50 m free rifle standing 40 shots, team Silver medal – second place 1974 Thun 300 m free rifle kneeling 40 shots, team Silver medal – second place 1974 Thun 50 m standard rifle 3×20 shots, team Silver medal – second place 1974 Thun 50 m free rifle kneeling 40 shots, team Bronze medal – third place 1974 Thun 50 m free rifle kneeling 40 shots, ind. Silver medal – second place 1974 Thun 10 m air rifle, team

John Henry Writer (born September 17, 1944) is a retired American rifle shooter. He competed in the 50 m three positions event at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won a silver and a gold medal, respectively.

Competing for West Virginia, Writer won the U.S. intercollegiate championships in 1964–1966 and the 1967 national title in smallbore rifle, three position. At the 1972 Olympics he set new world records in the total (1,166) and in the standing phase (381). Writer also won multiple medals at the Pan-American Games in 1967–1975 and at the world championships in 1970–1974.

Writer has been inducted into the USA Shooting Hall of fame.