Peter Boden

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Peter Boden
Personal information
Full namePeter Boden
Born (1947-09-18) 18 September 1947 (age 76)
Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight97 kg (214 lb)
Sport
Sport Sports shooting
Medal record
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1982 Brisbane Clay Pigeon Trap
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1986 Edinburgh Trap (Pairs)
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1982 Brisbane Trap (Pairs)
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1986 Edinburgh Clay Pigeon Trap

Peter Boden (born 18 September 1947) is a British former sports shooter.

Sports shooting career

Boden competed at four Summer Olympics; the 1976 Summer Olympics, 1984 Summer Olympics, 1996 Summer Olympics and 2000 Summer Olympics. [1]

He represented England and won a gold medal in the clay pigeon trap and a silver medal in the trap pairs with Peter Croft, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. [2] Four years later he represented England and won a silver medal in the clay pigeon trap and a gold medal in the trap pairs with Ian Peel, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. [3] [4]

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References

  1. "Peter Boden". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  2. "1982 Athletes". Team England.
  3. "1986 Athletes". Team England.
  4. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.