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Jessica Rossi wins women's trap shooting

Jessica Rossi has won the gold medal in women's trap shooting at the London Olympics.

Italy's Jessica Rossi has won the gold medal in women's trap shooting at the London Olympics, creating a world record in the process.

Rossi missed just one of 100 shots to set a world record, the missing shot coming in the 18th shot of the 25-shot final. She scored an overall 99.

The former Olympic records were an overall 91 set by Finland's Satu Makela-Nummela in 2008 and a qualifying 71 by Daina Gudzineviciute of Lithuania at the Sydney Games in 2000.

The battle for the silver and the bronze medals were decided in a shoot-out, with Zuzana Stefecekova finishing second and Delphine Reau ending third.

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