Last shot sinks American shooter again
(AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev)
BEIJING (AP) Matt Emmons aimed at the target - his own, this time.
Four years ago, he lost a gold medal by shooting at someone else's, and he wasn't about to make that mistake again.
No, this story was going to have the happiest of endings. Emmons needed less than 7 points. Hit the target anywhere near the middle, and the gold medal that got away in Athens would be his.
Summer Games News
- Thursday, November 26, 2009 -
OLYMPICS_DOLY_SHO Headlines
- Last shot sinks American shooter again
- American Hancock wins gold in skeet shooting
- Ukrainian rallies to win rapid-fire shooting event
- US shooter Hancock leads in skeet qualifying
- Shooting couple a hit at Beijing Games
- Another gold for Ukraine, this time in shooting
- Italy's Cainero tops American, German in shoot-off
- Shooter Rhode picks up silver for US
- Du redeems herself, wins gold for China
- China's Du ties Olympic shooting record
| Medal Count | ||||
| Shooting | ||||
| G | S | B | Total | |
| AFG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ALB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ALG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ASA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AND | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ANG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ANT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ARG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ARM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ARU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Full Medals Table | ||||
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