BEIJING — David Kostelecky of the Czech Republic won the Olympic gold medal in trap shooting Sunday, hitting all 25 targets in a rainy final round.
Kostelecky finished with a final score of 146. Giovanni Pellielo of Italy won the silver, and Alexey Alipov of Russia took the bronze.
Alipov defeated Michael Diamond of Australia in a shoot-off for the final medal.
Kostelecky and Alipov were tied for first place after qualifying, but the Czech shooter turned in the only perfect final round. Nobody else hit more than 23 targets in the final.
Karsten Bindrich of Germany, the world record holder, finished seventh after losing a three-way shoot-off to advance to the final. Bret Erickson, the top American, finished 22nd.
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