Shooting: Faulds shows future promise

OLYMPIC GAMES

Wednesday 24 July 1996 23:02 BST
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Britain's Richard Faulds was overwhelmed in the final of the men's double trap but can take heart from reached the final at the age of 19.

The Hampshire teenager finished fifth, down one place from the start of the day, in a six-man field whose average age was 37. He scored 41 in his final round for a total of 180.

Gold went to Australia's Mark Russell who scored 48 for a 189 total. Italy's Albano Pera took silver after a shoot-off with China's Bing Zhang (bronze). South Korean Chul-Sung Park who was fourth.

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