Vincent Hancock of the United States won the gold medal in the Men’s Skeet at the Beijing Olympics 2008 Games. After the final, Hancock and Tore Brovold of Norway were tied on 145 targets. However, the American shooter managed to grab the gold after winning the shoot-off. The winner of the bronze medal was also declared after a shoot-off. Since Anthony Terras of France and Antonis Nikolaidis of Cyprus were also tied on 120 targets after the final, Terras finally took the bronze after winning the shoot-off.

 

After qualification, Hancock was the highest-ranked shooter with a total of 121 targets. Brovold, Terras and Nikolaidis were three shooters, who placed second on 120 targets. Hancock appeared matchless during the early stages of the final, but he missed a target and surrendered the lead at last. During the final, Brovold shot brilliantly without missing a single target, which allowed him to equal Hancock’s score. In the shoot-off, shooters were required to fire at a pair of targets. Both Hancock and Brovold hit two targets on their first pair of shots, but the latter missed a target on his second pair and thus got the silver medal.