Geoffrey Robinson (sport shooter)

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Geoffrey Robinson
Personal information
Born (1947-10-15) 15 October 1947 (age 76)
Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Sport
Sport Sports shooting
ClubKensington Pistol Club
Medal record
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1979 Seoul 10m air pistol
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1982 Brisbane 10m air pistol pair
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1982 Brisbane 50m free pistol
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1982 Brisbane 50m free pistol pair

Geoffrey Robinson (born 1947) is a British former sports shooter.

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Sports shooting career

Robinson competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics. [1]

Robinson represented England and won a silver medal in the 10 metres air pistol pair with Frank Wyatt, another silver medal in the 50 metres free pistol and a bronze medal in the 50 metres free pistol pair with George Darling, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. [2] [3]

In 1979, Robinson represented Great Britain and won the gold medal in the ISSF 10-meter Air Pistol World Championship held in Seoul.

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References

  1. "Olympic profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. "1982 Athletes". Team England.
  3. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.