Geoffrey Robinson (sport shooter)

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

Geoffrey Robinson
Personal information
Born (1947-10-15) 15 October 1947
Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Sport
SportSports shooting
ClubKensington Pistol Club
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1979 Seoul10m air pistol
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place1982 Brisbane10m air pistol pair
Silver medal – second place1982 Brisbane50m free pistol
Bronze medal – third place1982 Brisbane50m free pistol pair

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.[4]

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.
  4. "ISSF 10 meter air pistol", Wikipedia, 4 December 2019, retrieved 8 January 2020


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