Robert Bodley Explained

Robert Bodley
Birth Date:	31 July 1878
Birth Place:	Cape Town, Cape Colony
Death Place:	Port Shepstone, South Africa
Sport:	Sports shooting
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Robert Bodley (31 July 1878  - 6 November 1956) was a South African sport shooter who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics.^{[1] [2]}

1912 Stockholm

In the 1912 Summer Olympics, he participated in the following events:

• Team military rifle – fourth place
• Team free rifle – sixth place
• 300 metre military rifle, three positions – 45th place
• 600 metre free rifle – 54th place
• 300 metre free rifle, three positions – 55th place

1920 Antwerp

Eight years later, he won the silver medal with the South African team in the team 600 metre military rifle, prone competition.

In the 1920 Summer Olympics, he also participated in the following events:

• Team 300 and 600 metre military rifle, prone – fifth place
• Team 50 metre small-bore rifle – eighth place
• Team 300 metre military rifle, prone – eighth place
• Team 300 metre military rifle, standing – ninth place
• Team free rifle – tenth place
• 300 metre free rifle, three positions – result unknown
• 50 metre small-bore rifle – result unknown

Notes and References

1. Web site: Robert Bodley . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418093533/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/bob-bodley-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 15 November 2014 . Sports Reference.
2. Web site: Robert Bodley . Olympedia . 3 June 2021.