Robert Cook MURRAY

Scottish-born Bob Murray was the son of an Edinburgh master bootmaker. Murray moved to England, where he was a traveling salesman and settled in the Urmston area of Manchester, where he became a member of the Manchester Rifle Club and also joined the Manchester volunteer Regiment. He was the founder of the first small-bore rifle club in Britain and later served as chairman, secretary, and treasurer of the Rumson Miniature Rifle Club. Apart from his gold medal in the team event at the 1912 Olympics, Murray also placed fifth in the small-bore individual event with disappearing targets and sixth in the small-bore individual event from any position.