Zygmunt Kiszkurno (6 January 192124 August 2012) was a Polish sport shooter who competed in the men's trap event at the

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in Melbourne, where he finished 15th in a field of 32 competitors. He was born in Brudzew, Turek County and completed high school in 1939 in Warsaw. He trained in Łódź to be a dentist and received a medical degree from the University of Warsaw in 1969. During this time he also served in the

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, eventually achieving the rank of

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. Kiszkurno continued shooting competitively following his Olympic appearance and was the Polish national champion in trap shooting in 1957 and 1969. Additionally, he won a silver medal at the 1964 European Shooting Championships. His father Józef competed in the same event in the previous year's Olympic Games and placed 9th.

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1921 births 2012 deaths Polish male sport shooters Shooters at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic shooters of Poland People from Turek County Sportspeople from Greater Poland Voivodeship {{Poland-sportshooting-bio-stub