Shooting: Satu of Finland takes women’s trap gold

It was the first Olympic Games for all three medalists, who took advantage of the absence of 2004 Athens champion Suzanne Balogh of Australia.

“It is amazing,” said Makela-Nummela. “I did not believe I would win today.”

“I could not concentrate in the final because I was thinking of home. But it’s good I did not think of the results or who was breathing down my neck.”

“That made sure I was not under any pressure.” Cogdell, 21, the youngest of the three medalists, won the shoot-off against a field that included 2000 Sydney Games champion Daina Gudzineviciute of Lithuania.

Of the six shooting golds decided over the first three days of competition, China and the Czech Republic have won two each with India and Finland taking the other two.