Bob Braithwaite

Bob Braithwaite
Bob Braithwaite MBE
Personal information
Born(1925-09-28)28 September 1925
Arnside, Cumbria, England
Died26 February 2015(2015-02-26) (aged 89)
Sport
SportSports shooting
Medal record
Men's shooting
Representing  United Kingdom
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1968 Mexico City Trap

John Robert (Bob) Braithwaite MBE [1] (28 September 1925 – 26 February 2015) was a British trap shooter who represented his country at the 1964 Summer Olympics and the 1968 Summer Olympics, winning a gold medal at the latter.[2][3]

  1. ^ "British Shooting - OBE for Gault". Archived from the original on 19 November 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
  2. ^ "Former Lancaster Olympian passes away". lancasterguardian.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Bob Braithwaite". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2015.

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