Anders Golding Explained

Birth Place:Aalborg, Denmark
Height:186 cm
Weight:95 kg
Sport:Shooting
Event:Skeet
Club:Jetsmark
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Anders Christian Golding (born 12 May 1984)[1] is a Danish skeet shooter. He competed at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics and won a silver medal in 2012. This 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.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: OL-deltagelse har sine omkostninger. Danmarks Radio. 18 July 2012. 31 July 2012.
  2. Web site: Sølvvinderen Golding: Stort at være første dansker. 31 July 2012. 31 July 2012. TV2.
  3. Web site: Vincent Hancock wins gold medal for U.S. in skeet shooting. LA Times. 31 July 2012. 31 July 2012.
  4. Web site: Anders Golding. Dansk Skytte Union. https://archive.today/20130106083755/http://www.dskyu.skytteunion.dk/da/Elite/Elitesatsning/Flugt/Anders%20Golding.aspx. dead. 6 January 2013. 31 July 2012.
  5. Web site: American Hancock wins men's skeet gold. Reuters. 31 July 2012. 31 July 2012.
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418054526/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/go/anders-golding-1.html Anders Golding

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