Paris 2024 Shooting: All results, as Francisca Crovetto Chadid becomes first female Olympic champion from Chile
Olympic history was made in the women's skeet shooting final, as Francisca Crovetto Chadid became the first Chilean woman to win an Olympic gold in any sport. This is also Chile's first medal at Paris 2024, and the South American nation's first medal in any sport since Beijing 2008.
Amber Jo Rutter of Great Britain took the silver following the dramatic shoot-off, and USA's Austen Jewell Smith clinched the bronze.
Crovetto and Rutter locked horns in a tense battle, both finishing the regulation rounds tied with a score of 55 out of 60. This deadlock led to a high-stakes shoot-off that kept spectators around the world on the edge of their seats.
During the shoot-off, Rutter's effort, which seemed to clip the target, was ruled a miss by the officials. This call allowed Crovetto to seize the moment. With the weight of history on her shoulders, she hit her final two targets right on, securing the gold with a score of 7-6 in the shoot-off.
Smith added another Olympic medal to the impressive legacy of U.S. skeet shooting following her coach Vincent Hancock’s fourth Olympic gold in men’s skeet just the day before.
Shooting: Women's skeet podium
Gold: Francisca Crovetto Chadid, Chile
Silver: Amber Jo Rutter, Great Britain
Bronze: Austen Jewell Smith, United States