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

Peter Boden
Personal information
Full namePeter Boden
Born (1947-09-18) 18 September 1947 (age 77)
Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight97 kg (214 lb)
Sport
SportSports shooting
Medal record
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1982 Brisbane Clay Pigeon Trap
Gold medal – first place 1986 Edinburgh Trap (Pairs)
Silver medal – second place 1982 Brisbane Trap (Pairs)
Silver medal – second place 1986 Edinburgh Clay Pigeon Trap

Sports shooting career

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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]

References

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  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.