(BEIJING, August 16) -- US shooter Vincent Hancock won the gold medal in the Men's Skeet in Beijing on August 16. Hancock and Norwegian shooter Tore Brovold were tied on 145 targets after the final with Hancock taking the gold after winning the shoot-off.
A shoot-off also decided the winner of the bronze medal. Anthony Terras of France and Antonis Nikolaidis of Cyprus were tied on 120 targets after the final, with Terras taking the bronze after winning the shoot-off.
Hancock was the highest-ranked shooter after qualification, hitting a total of 121 targets. In second place were three shooters on 120 targets: Brovold, Terras and Nikolaidis.
Hancock looked unbeatable during the early stages of the final, but he finally missed a target and surrendered the lead. Brovold shot brilliantly during the final and did not miss a single target, which allowed him to equal Hancock's score.
In the shoot-off, shooters needed to fire at a pair of targets. Both Hancock and Brovold hit two targets on their first pair of shots, but Brovold missed a target on his second pair. The 19-year-old Hancock belied his nervousness and shot truly on his second pair of shots, hitting both targets and winning the gold medal.
Both Terras and Nikolaidis missed one target on their first pair of shots during the shoot-off. Nikolaidis then missed another target on his second pair of shots, giving Terras the opportunity to win the bronze medal. Terras did not let the opportunity slip and hit both targets on his second pair of shots, thus winning the bronze medal.
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