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Richard Bagnall-Oakeley
Born12 November 1865[1]
Monmouth, Wales
Died5 July 1947(1947-07-05) (aged 81)
Known forOlympic archer

Richard Henry Bagnall-Oakeley aka Oakeley (12 November 1865 – 5 July 1947) was a Welsh archer who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. He was born in Penallt, Monmouthshire, Wales.

Life

Bagnall-Oakeley was baptised on 23 November 1865 as the youngest child of the Reverend William and Mary Ellen Bagnall-Oakeley.[2]

Bagnall-Oakeley entered the double York round event in 1908, taking 21st place with 374 points. He also participated in the Continental style event but his result is unknown. He was a member of the Royal Toxophilite Society.[3] He died on 5 July 1947 at a nursing home in Gloucestershire.[3]

Family

Bagnall-Oakeley was married, and had three children [citation needed]

  • Leoline Richard Bagnall-Oakeley (1897–1972)
  • Rachel Bagnall-Oakeley (1900–1978)
  • John Rowland Bagnall-Oakeley (1904–1977)

Sources

  1. ^ Richard Bagnall-Oakeley at Olympedia
  2. ^ https://www.teamgb.com/athlete/richard-bagnall-oakeley/3NafkXNcekSj7U0fqaACjB
  3. ^ a b "Richard Bagnall-Oakley". SR/Olympic Sports. Archived from the original on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  • Buchanan, Ian British Olympians. Guinness Publishing (1991) ISBN 0-85112-952-8
  • Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association.
  • De Wael, Herman (2001). "Archery 1908". Herman's Full Olympians. Archived from the original on 29 September 2006. Retrieved 12 July 2006.