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

Sports shooting career

Robinson competed at the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...

. Robinson represented England and won a

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in the 10 metres air pistol pair with

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, another

in the 50 metres free pistol and a

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in the 50 metres free pistol pair with George Darling, at the

1982 Commonwealth Games The 1982 Commonwealth Games were held in Brisbane, Australia, from 30 September to 9 October 1982. The Opening Ceremony was held at the QEII Stadium (named after Elizabeth II), in the Brisbane suburb of Nathan. The QEII Stadium was also the a ...

in Brisbane, Queensland,

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. 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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* * * 1947 births Living people British male sport shooters Shooters at the 1982 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in shooting Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Olympic shooters for Great Britain Shooters at the 1984 Summer Olympics Medallists at the 1982 Commonwealth Games {{UK-sportshooting-bio-stub