2008
12
Aug
Walton Eller from the United States has won a gold medal in the men’s double trap with a final score of 190, which included an Olympic record qualification of 145.
Walton Eller is a shotgun shooter with the Army Marksmanship Unit, Fort Benning, Ga. He enlisted in the Army in September 2006 and was assigned to [...]
2008
11
Aug
Jin Jong-oh from Korea scored a total of 660.4 points to win the Men’s 50m Pistol gold medal.
The silver went to Kim Jong-su from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, and Tan Zongliang from China won bronze.
Gold – South Korea – Jong Oh Jin – 660.4
Silver – North Korea (DPR of Korea) – Jong Su [...]
2008
11
Aug
Satu Makela-Nummela of Finland won the gold medal in the women’s trap at the Beijing Olympics, even though she missed four targets in the final.
Zuzana Stefecekova from Slovakia won the silver medal.
Corey Cogdell from the United States took out the bronze medal.
2008
10
Aug
Abhinav Bindra from India has won the gold medal in the men’s air rifle at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Bindra shot a total score of 700.5.
Zhu Qinan who won the gold medal at the Athens games, won the silver medal with a score of 699.7.
Henri Hakkinen from Finland took the bronze medal, with a [...]
2008
10
Aug
It’s pretty ironic that two countries in a conflict, win Olympic medals in shooting. Natalia Paderina from Russia won the silver medal and Nino Salukvadze from Georgia took the bronze medal in the women’s 10 metre air pistol. The gold went to China.
“This medal is good for Georgia, especially during times like this,” [...]
2008
10
Aug
David Kostelecky from the Czech Republic won the gold medal in the Men’s Trap.
Kostelecky hit a perfect 25 targets in the final. Giovanni Pellielo from Italy won the silver medal and Alexey Alipov from Russia took the bronze.
Alexey Alipov had a shoot out with Michael Diamond from Australia for the bronze. Alipov [...]