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Gabriele Rossetti claims gold in the skeet 24 years after his dad, Bruno, won bronze

Like father like son. Twenty-four years after his dad Bruno, Gabriel Rossetti wins an Olympic medal in skeet for Italy. A worthy heir of his father, bronze in Barcelona92, however the Italian athlete claimed the most precious metal of all: gold. Top spot on the podium, at only 21, beating Sweden's Svensson in a perfect final (16 to 15). This is the 16th medal at Rio 2016 for the Italian Team, the fifth gold medal and fifth medal from target shooting, the third in the skeet after Diana Bacosi's gold and Chiara Cainero's silver.

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