John Rochon is a

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shooter. He won 3 bronze and 2 silver for

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in the

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. He is the oldest person to represent Canada in the

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, when he was aged 57. He was awarded the Order of Ontario in 2004.

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Year of birth missing Year of death missing Members of the Order of Ontario Canadian male sport shooters Commonwealth Games medallists in shooting Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Canada Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Canada Shooters at the 1998 Commonwealth Games {{Canada-sportshooting-bio-stub