Guy Granet

A fine marksman, Guy Granet served in the Army with the Royal Artillery, attaining the rank of lieutenant-colonel and being awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) and Military Cross (MC). He was a member of the Army team that won the Whitehead Challenge Cup at Bisley in 1913 and 1914, and was the winner of the Army .22 revolver championship in 1922. Granet saw service in India, and twice won the Sind Championship. In 1938 he shot for India against the United States, and the following year captained England, also against the USA. Granet served as an Army instructor during World War II, and returned to competitive shooting in 1947, when he captained England once more, against the United States & Canada. At the London Olympics, he was the highest-placed Briton (21st) in the 50 metre Free Pistol event. Granet was a month short of his 61st birthday at the time.

Granet was chosen for the 1912 Stockholm Olympics but did not take his place in either of the events in which he was chosen to compete. He had to wait a further 36 years before he became an Olympian in London