Anders Golding

Anders Golding
Medal record
Men's shooting
Competitor for  Denmark
Olympic Games
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.
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