Oxfordshire teenager Charles Davidmann was bang on target as he won both the junior and senior gold medals at the national Britannia Gra-nd Prix in Olympic Skeet shotgun.

The 18-year-old, from Thame, who won a silver me-dal in the under 21 competition at the English Grand Prix last mon-th, was hoping to go one better at the Southern Counties shooting range in Dorchester.

At the end of a windy first day, Davidmann was leading the juniors by one target, and was joint second in the seniors, two targets behind the pacemaker.

On the second day, David started with a straight round of 25-25 followed by 24-25, qualifying him for the flash final with a one target lead over the field.

This performance had alr-eady won him the gold in the junior competition by seven targets, where he exceeded his competition personal best.

Davidmann admitted: “Never having shot a flash final before, and starting in the lead, I was somewhat nervous and apprehensive.

“The field was strong with international shooters from India, Canada, Scotland, England, and even an Olympian aiming to beat me. I was excited.”

Being the leader, Davidmann shot last, which added to the pressure on the county youngster.

Few targets were missed by any of the competitors during the final and the competition all came down to his final – which was the last of the competition.

If he scored, then Davidmann would win by one, but if he missed, it would then go down to a three-way shoot-off for the gold, silver and bronze med-als.

He held his nerve and – and won the gold outright This was a first national victory for Davidmann, who is studying for his A level at Magdalen College School, Oxford.

He now hopes to win a place in the Great Britain junior team to shoot at the European and world championships later this year.

As a promising prospect, Davidmann has received a TASS funding award (www.tassgov.uk).