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Vincent Hancock of the U.S. walk during the men's skeet qualification round at the Royal Artillery Barracks during the London 2012 Olympic Games July 31, 2012. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton

American Hancock wins men\'s skeet gold
American Hancock wins men's skeet gold
Posted : Tuesday, 31 July 2012 09:57AM

LONDON (Reuters) - American Vincent Hancock won the men's skeet shooting Olympic gold medal on Tuesday.

Hancock retained the title he won in Beijing with a score of 148 out of 150, ahead of Denmark's Anders Golding on 146.

Qatar's Nasser al Attiya took bronze in a shootoff.

Hancock shot all 25 clays in the final at an overcast royal artillery barracks in front of a capacity crowd on the outdoor range.

It was the second skeet gold of the London Games for the United States after Kim Rhodes took the women's title.

(Reporting by Patrick Johnston, Editing by Ed Osmond)

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