August 17, 2008

Qiu Jian of China wins men's 50m rifle 3 positions gold


Qiu Jian of China competes during the men's 50m rifle 3 positions final of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Shooting event in Beijing, China, Aug. 17, 2008. Qiu Jian grabbed the gold with a total of 1272.5.

Matthew Emmons of the United States competes during the men's 50m rifle 3 positions final of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Shooting event in Beijing, China, Aug. 17, 2008. Matthew Emmons won the 4th with a total of 1270.3.

BEIJING, Aug. 17 -- Chinese Qiu Jian won the men's 50m rifle 3-positions gold medal of the Beijing Olympic Games here on Sunday.
Qiu scored a total of 1,272.5 points for the top honor, while Jury Sukhorukov of Ukraine got the silver in 1,272.4 points, and Rajmond Debevec of Slovenia had the bronze in 1,271.7.
American Matthew Emmons scored 4.4 points in his last shot to finish fourth in 1,270.3 points

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