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Shooting - Brit farmer harvests double trap gold
Aug 2nd, 2012
LONDON (Reuters) - British sharp-shooter and former farm hand Peter Wilson overcame blustery conditions to win the men's double trap Olympic title on Thursday, sparking wild celebrations amongst the home crowd. The world record holder shot 188 out of 200 to win gold ahead of Sweden's Hakan Dahlby in second on 186 in front of a capacity crowd at the Royal Artillery Barracks in south east London. Russia's Vasily Mosin took bronze after a shoot off with Kuwait's Fehaid Aldeehani as both finished on 185. ... (Source: Reuters) -
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