Geoffrey Robinson (sport shooter)
{{Short description|British sports shooter (born 1947)}}
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|club = Kensington Pistol Club
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{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}
{{MedalGold|1979 Seoul|10m air pistol}}
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{{Medal|Competition|Commonwealth Games}}
{{Medal|Silver|1982 Brisbane|10m air pistol pair}}
{{Medal|Silver|1982 Brisbane|50m free pistol}}
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Geoffrey Robinson (born 1947) is a British former sports shooter.
Sports shooting career
Robinson competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ro/geoffrey-robinson-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418041343/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ro/geoffrey-robinson-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-18|title=Olympic profile|website=Sports Reference}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/brisbane-1982/athletes|title=1982 Athletes|website=Team England}}{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/51063|title=Athletes and results|website=Commonwealth Games Federation}}
In 1979, Robinson represented Great Britain and won the gold medal in the ISSF 10-meter Air Pistol World Championship held in Seoul.
References
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External links
- {{ISSF}}
- {{Olympics.com profile|geoffrey-robinson|Geoffrey Robinson}}
- {{CGF profile | name = Geoffrey Robinson}}
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Category:British male sport shooters
Category:Shooters at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
Category:Commonwealth Games medallists in shooting
Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England
Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
Category:Olympic shooters for Great Britain
Category:Shooters at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Category:Medallists at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
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