Australia's Skinner wins gold in women's trap

ByReuters

Published 07/08/2016 at 19:08 GMT

First-time Olympian Catherine Skinner of Australia battled to the end of a tense final in women's trap shooting to win the gold medal on Sunday, edging out Natalie Rooney of New Zealand.

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The 26-year-old Skinner hit 12 of her 15 orange targets with her shotgun to New Zealand's Natalie Rooney's 11.

American Corey Cogdell, a three-time Olympian, won her second bronze medal by besting Spain's Fatima Galvez in a shoot-off, after each woman shot 13 of their 15 targets for the medal.

Defending Olympic champion Jessica Rossi of Italy crashed out in the semi-finals after missing five of the 15 targets, a big disappointment for the police officer after she easily claimed gold and set a world record in London 2012.

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