Rio de Janeiro: Having only just qualified for the semi-finals, Australian Catherine Skinner has overcome an early deficit in the gold medal match to triumph in the women's trap.

The Victorian trailed New Zealand's Natalie Rooney by two shots but came back to win 12-11.

Gold: Catherine Skinner shows off her medal. Credit:Hassan Ammar

"Really, you've just got to keep going for it because it's not uncommon for people to fall to pieces at the end," Skinner said.

American Corey Cogdell took bronze.