Anders Golding
 Golding at the 2012 Olympics | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||
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| Born | 12 May 1984 (age 39) Aalborg, Denmark | |||||||||||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in)[1] | |||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (209 lb) | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Shooting | |||||||||||
| Event | Skeet | |||||||||||
| Club | Jetsmark | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Anders Christian Golding (born 12 May 1984)[2] 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.[3] He finished behind American Vincent Hancock who took the gold medal for a second time.[4] Golding is a carpenter by profession and lives in Oslo, Norway.[5]
The medal scores in the 2012 Olympic final were Vincent Hancock 148/150, Anders Golding 146/150, and Nasser Al-Attiyah 144/150.[6]
Golding was 25th in the qualification round at the 2008 Olympics.[1]
References[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Anders Golding.
- ^ a b Anders Golding. sports-reference.com
- ^ "OL-deltagelse har sine omkostninger". Danmarks Radio. 18 July 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
- ^ "Sølvvinderen Golding: Stort at være første dansker". TV2. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
- ^ "Vincent Hancock wins gold medal for U.S. in skeet shooting". LA Times. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
- ^ "Anders Golding". Dansk Skytte Union. Archived from the original on 6 January 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
- ^ "American Hancock wins men's skeet gold". Reuters. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.