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The Latest: Britain's Skelton wins 6-person jump-off, gold

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Latest on the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local):

3:30 p.m.

MEDAL ALERT: Nick Skelton has won Great Britain's first gold medal in individual jumping after a six-person jump-off.

The 58-year-old Skelton also won a gold medal in the 2012 London Games in the team event. He turned in his third clean round of the day on Big Star to hold off the event's past two gold medalists. Skelton went first and finished the jump-off round Friday afternoon with a time of 42.82 seconds.

Peder Fredricson of Sweden won the silver medal with a clean ride but finished the Olympic Equestrian Course in 43.