Richard Henry Bagnall-Oakeley aka Oakeley (12 November 1865 – 5 July 1947) was a Welsh

archer Archery is the sport, practice, or skill of using a bow to shoot arrows.Paterson ''Encyclopaedia of Archery'' p. 17 The word comes from the Latin ''arcus'', meaning bow. Historically, archery has been used for hunting and combat. In modern ...

who competed at the

1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were originally schedu ...

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. He was born in

Penallt Penallt (also spelled Penalt) is a village in Monmouthshire, Wales, situated high on a hill south of Monmouth. In the centre of the village, by the village green, stands the 17th-century village pub, the Bush Inn. Description Nearby, ''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 Mary Ellen Bagnall-Oakeley (1833–1904) was an English antiquarian, author, and painter known for her work in Bristol and south-east Wales. She was a governor of the Haberdashers' Monmouth School for Girls. Background Mary Ellen Bagnall was ...

. 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

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. He died on 5 July 1947 at a nursing home in Gloucestershire.

Family

Bagnall-Oakeley was married, and had three children * Leoline Richard Bagnall-Oakeley (1897–1972) * Rachel Bagnall-Oakeley (1900–1978) * John Rowland Bagnall-Oakeley (1904–1977)

Sources

*Buchanan, Ian ''British Olympians''. Guinness Publishing (1991) * *

External links

* Sportspeople from Monmouth, Wales Welsh male archers Archers at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic archers for Great Britain 1865 births 1947 deaths {{UK-archery-bio-stub