Anders Golding

Anders Golding
Medal record
Men's shooting
Competitor for  Denmark
Olympic Games
Silver 2012 London Skeet

Anders Golding (born 12 May 1984 in Aalborg) from Pandrup[1] in Denmark won a silver medal at the 2012 London Olympics in the Men's skeet. It was Denmark's first medal at the 2012 Olympics and their first medal in the Men's skeet since 1984.[2] He finished behind American Vincent Hancock who took the gold medal for a second time.[3] Golding is a carpenter by profession and lives in Oslo, Norway.[4]

The medal scores in the 2012 Olympic final were Vincent Hancock 148/150, Anders Golding 146/150, and Nasser Al-Attiyah 144/150.[5]

Golding was 25th in the qualification round at the 2008 Olympics.

References

  1. "OL-deltagelse har sine omkostninger". Danmarks Radio. 18 July 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  2. "Sølvvinderen Golding: Stort at være første dansker". TV2. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  3. "Vincent Hancock wins gold medal for U.S. in skeet shooting". LA Times. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  4. "Anders Golding". Dansk Skytte Union. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  5. "American Hancock wins men's skeet gold". Reuters. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.