Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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A shooting sport is a competitive sport involving tests of proficiency using various types of guns such as firearms and airguns . Hunting is also a shooting sport, and indeed shooting live pigeons was an Olympic event...
competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
in Beijing
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were held from August 9 to August 17, at the Beijing Shooting Range Hall
Beijing Shooting Range Hall
The Beijing Shooting Range Hall is a shooting hall located in Shijingshan District, Beijing. It hosted the qualifying rounds and finals of ten shooting events at the 2008 Summer Olympics, consisting of all 10-, 25- and 50-metre events. It was the venue of the first gold medal awarded at the...
(rifle and pistol events) and Beijing Shooting Range Clay Target Field
Beijing Shooting Range Clay Target Field
The Beijing Shooting Range Clay Target Field is a shooting range in the Shijingshan District of Beijing, China. It was under renovation and was completed in August 2007 for the 2008 Summer Olympics....
(shotgun events). Of the fifteen events, the host country won five.
Highlights included:
- Two rifle shooters, Czech Kateřina Kůrková and American Matthew EmmonsMatthew EmmonsMatthew D. Emmons is an American sport shooter.-Careers:Emmons started out as a successful junior and has been a holder of the junior world record in 50 metre rifle three positions...
, who met at the 2004 OlympicsShooting at the 2004 Summer OlympicsIn shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics, 390 competitors from 106 nations contested 17 events . The competition took place at the Markopoulo Olympic Shooting Centre, located in the east of the Greek region of Attica....
, married in 2007 and returned to the 2008 Games to win a gold and two silver medals between them.- Kateřina EmmonsKaterina EmmonsKateřina Emmons, née Kůrková is a female Czech sport shooter who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics, where she won a bronze medal, and the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won her first gold medal in the women's 10 metre air rifle competition, and the very first gold medal of that particular...
equalled the world record with a perfect 400 in the women's air rifle competition. - MatthewMatthew EmmonsMatthew D. Emmons is an American sport shooter.-Careers:Emmons started out as a successful junior and has been a holder of the junior world record in 50 metre rifle three positions...
lost a large lead in the very last shot of the men's three positions - just as he had in Athens four years earlier.
- Kateřina Emmons
- Abhinav BindraAbhinav BindraAbhinav Singh Bindra is an Indian shooter from Zirakpur, Mohali, Punjab and is the current World and Olympic champion in the 10 m Air Rifle event...
won India's first ever individual Olympic gold - Russian Natalia PaderinaNatalia PaderinaNatalia Paderina is a Russian sport shooter. She won the silver medal in Women's 10m air pistol at the 2008 Summer Olympics. At that event, she shared the podium with bronze medalist Nino Salukvadze of Georgia. Georgia and Russia were at war at the time...
and Georgian Nino SalukvadzeNino SalukvadzeNino Salukvadze is a female Georgian sports shooter. She is a three-time Olympian, winning gold and silver while competing for the Soviet Union in 1988, and won bronze for Georgia in 2008....
, whose countries were at war, won silver and bronze respectively in the 10m Air PistolShooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 10 metre air pistolBoth Olympic records were broken during the competition: the qualification record was raised to 391 by Natalia Paderina and the final record to 492.3 by Guo Wenjun.-Qualification round:...
. They shared a kiss on the podium and begged their governments to end the war. - The eighth appearance at the Olympics for Latvian Afanasijs KuzminsAfanasijs KuzminsAfanasijs Kuzmins is a Latvian shooter who won two Olympic medals in the 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol event; gold at the 1988 for the USSR and silver at the 1992 Summer Olympics for Latvia. He also won the 1986 World Championship in 25 m Standard Pistol...
- The seventh Olympic appearance for Slovenian Rajmond DebevecRajmond DebevecRajmond Debevec was born in Postojna, Slovenia, a part of the former Yugoslavia, on March 29, 1963. He became involved in shooting sports in 1971 and became a member of Junior national team in 1979. He won his first medal in 1980 by participating in Junior European Championship with air rifle...
(who won bronze), making him only the fifth shooter to have ever competed in at least seven Olympic Games. - The sixth Olympic appearance for 8 shooters, raising to 22 the number of shooters who have competed at at least six Olympic Games :
- Canadian Dr Susan NattrassSusan NattrassSusan "Sue" Marie Nattrass, is a Canadian shooter and medical researcher in osteoporosis. She was born in Medicine Hat, Alberta. She competed at six Olympic Games in 1976, 1988, 1992, and 2000 to 2008; she is one of sixteen shooters worldwide to compete at at least six Olympic Games...
, age 57 - Finn Juha HirviJuha HirviJuha Hirvi is a Finnish sport shooter. He won the silver medal in men's 50 metre rifle three positions at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He has also won two silver medals in ISSF World Shooting Championships...
, - Italian Andrea BenelliAndrea Benelli|Andrea Benelli in ItalyAndrea Benelli is an Italian sports shooter and Olympic Champion. He won the gold medal in Skeet Shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, and also obtained a bronze medal in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.Benelli is two times World Champion in Skeet Shooting,...
- German Ralf SchumannRalf SchumannRalf Schumann is a German 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol shooter. He is a three-time Olympic Champion and twice World Champion....
, who won his fifth Olympic medal. - Bulgarian Tanyu KiryakovTanyu KiryakovTanyu Kiryakov is a Bulgarian pistol shooter, the only shooter to have won Olympic gold medals in both the 50 metre pistol event and the 10 metre air pistol event, in which he was also the first Olympic champion.- External links :*...
- Monegasque Fabienne Diato-PasettiFabienne Diato-PasettiFabienne Diato-Pasetti, born 4 October 1965 in Monaco, is a rifle shooter who has competed at six Olympics from 1988 to 2008 for Monaco in the 10 metre air rifle. She is one of only sixteen shooters to compete at at least six Olympic Games.-External links:*...
, - Serbian Jasna ŠekarićJasna Šekaric|- bgcolor="#eeeeee" align=center! colspan="4" | Competed as an Jasna Šekarić |- bgcolor="#eeeeee" align=center! colspan="4" | Competed as an Jasna Šekarić |- bgcolor="#eeeeee" align=center! colspan="4" | Competed as an Jasna Šekarić (Cyrillic: Јасна Шекарић, née Brajković (Брајковић) (born...
(competing under her fourth flag at the Olympics without ever having changed nationality), - Georgian Nino SalukvadzeNino SalukvadzeNino Salukvadze is a female Georgian sports shooter. She is a three-time Olympian, winning gold and silver while competing for the Soviet Union in 1988, and won bronze for Georgia in 2008....
. She won bronze, completing the set twenty years after she won gold and silver at the 1988 OlympicsShooting at the 1988 Summer OlympicsThe shooting competitions at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place in Seoul, South Korea. Competitions were held in a total of thirteen events—seven men's events, four women's events, and two events open to both genders. It was the first games for the 10 metre air pistol events, and the last for the...
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- Canadian Dr Susan Nattrass
- The fifth Olympic appearance for 16 shooters, raising to 80 the number of shooters who have competed at at least five Olympic Games : Mönkhbayar Dorjsurengiin, Svetlana DeminaSvetlana DeminaSvetlana Aleksandrovna Demina is a Russian sport shooter, specializing in the skeet shootings event. She won the silver medal at the 2000 Olympic Games in the skeet event. She has competed at five Olympic Games: 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008 ....
, María del Pilar Fernández, Mariya Grozdeva, Michael DiamondMichael Diamond (sport shooter)Michael Constantine Diamond, OAM is a professional target shooter from Australia. Mastering the shotgun, Diamond succeeded in winning the Olympic gold medal for trap both in Atlanta and Sydney . He also holds the world record in double trap, and held the final world record in trap between 2007...
, Franck DumoulinFranck DumoulinFranck Dumoulin is a pistol shooter from Bordeaux, France.- Olympic Games :- World Championships :* 1994 World Championships :** Gold Medal in 10 m Air Pistol** Bronze Medal in 50 m Pistol...
, Thomas FarnikThomas FarnikThomas Farnik, born 6 January 1967 in Vienna, is an Austrian rifle shooter.He was twelve years old when his father introduced him to shooting. He started with a rifle, and his father remained involved with his early training....
, Andrei Inešin, Harald JensenHarald JensenHarald Jensen is a Norwegian sport shooter competing in Skeet. Jensen won the gold medal at both the ISSF World Shooting Championships and the ISSF European Shooting Championships in 2002. He finished as number six at the 2004 Summer Olympics.-References:...
, Kanstantsin LukashykKanstantsin LukashykKanstantsin Leonidovich Lukashyk is a Belarusian pistol shooter, most famous for winning the 50 metre pistol event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, at the age of 16, shocking the world of competitive shooting...
, Russell MarkRussell MarkRussell Andrew Mark, OAM is an Australian Trap and Double Trap shooter and Olympic Champion. He won the Olympic gold medal in Double Trap at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. He also won a silver Olympic medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney...
, Sergey Martynov, Giovanni PellieloGiovanni PellieloGiovanni Pellielo is an Italian sport shooter. He won the silver medal in Men's trap at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and also obtained a bronze medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and a silver medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. He also won the 2008 ISSF World Cup Final.-Olympic...
, Stevan PletikošićStevan PletikosicStevan Pletikosić is a sport shooter from Serbia. While still a junior, he won a bronze medal in Men's 50 m Rifle Prone in the 1992 Summer Olympics...
, Iulian Raicea, Axel WegnerAxel WegnerAxel Wegner is a German sports shooter and Olympic Champion. He won Gold medal in skeet shooting at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.-References:...
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The sport also faced its first major doping case, when Kim Jong-su of North Korea
North Korea at the 2008 Summer Olympics
North Korea competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008. The country sent 63 athletes, competing in 11 sports....
was stripped of his medals in 50 metre pistol and 10 metre air pistol after testing positive for propranolol, a beta blocker
Beta blocker
Beta blockers or beta-adrenergic blocking agents, beta-adrenergic antagonists, beta-adrenoreceptor antagonists or beta antagonists, are a class of drugs used for various indications. They are particularly for the management of cardiac arrhythmias, cardioprotection after myocardial infarction ,...
that some performers use to reduce stage fright and some surgeons use to reduce hand tremors during operations.
Events
15 sets of medals were awarded in the following events:| Discipline | Men | Women | |
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| Rifle | 50 metre rifle prone 50 metre rifle prone 50 metre rifle prone is an International Shooting Sport Federation event consisting of 60 shots from the prone position with a .22 Long Rifle caliber rifle... |
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| 50 metre rifle three positions 50 metre rifle three positions 50 metre rifle three positions is an International Shooting Sport Federation event, a miniature version of 300 metre rifle three positions. It consists of the prone, standing and kneeling positions, fired in that order, with 3×40 shots for men and 3×20 shots for women... |
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| 10 metre air rifle | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Pistol | 50 metre pistol | ✔ | |
| 25 metre pistol | ✔ | ||
| 25 metre rapid fire pistol | ✔ | ||
| 10 metre air pistol | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Shotgun | Trap Olympic Trap Officially referred to only as trap, and also known in the United States as international trap, bunker trap, trench or international clay pigeon, the single-target Olympic trap shooting event has a history over a hundred years old... |
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| Double Trap Double Trap Double trap is a clay pigeon shooting sport, one of the ISSF shooting events. Participants use a shotgun to attempt to break a clay disk flung away from the shooter at high speed.... |
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| Skeet Olympic Skeet Skeet is a variant of skeet shooting, and the specific variant used in the Olympic Games. Two throwing machines at different heights launch a series of 25 targets in a specific order, some as singles and some as doubles, with the shooter having a fixed position between them. Men's competitions... |
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An NOC
National Olympic Committee
National Olympic Committees are the national constituents of the worldwide Olympic movement. Subject to the controls of the International Olympic Committee, they are responsible for organizing their people's participation in the Olympic Games...
may enter up to 2 athletes in all events except women's trap and skeet events where it can enter only 1 athlete. Only athletes who achieve the Minimum Qualification Score (MQS) can participate at the Olympics. One athlete can achieve only one quota place for his/her NOC in any event. If a quota place is won in a qualification event by a shooter who has already won a quota place in any event, the quota place will be granted to the NOC of the next ranking shooter.
Qualification
Quota places are as follows:| Event | 2006 Worlds 2006 ISSF World Shooting Championships The 49th ISSF World Shooting Championships were held in Zagreb, Croatia from July 22, 2006 to August 5, 2006.- Medal count :- World records :A total of 15 world records were bettered or equalled during the championships.- Men :- Women :- Men :... |
Shotgun WCH | World Cups ISSF World Cup The ISSF World Cup was introduced by the International Shooting Sport Federation in 1986 to provide a homogeneous system for qualification to the Olympic shooting competitions. It still is carried out in the Olympic shooting events, with four competitions per year in each event... |
2007 Continental championships | Host Nation | TOTAL | |||||||
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| 2005 | 2007 2007 World Shotgun Championships The 2007 ISSF World Shotgun Championships were held in Nicosia, Cyprus, from September 3 to September 9, 2007.- Medal count :- Results :- External links :*... |
2005 | 2006 2006 ISSF World Cup The 2006 ISSF World Cup was held in the fifteen Olympic shooting events. Four qualification events were held in each event, spanning from March to June, and the best shooters qualified for the ISSF World Cup Final in Granada, Spain in October... |
2007 2007 ISSF World Cup The 2007 ISSF World Cup was held in the fifteen Olympic shooting events. Four qualification events were held in each event, spanning from March to July, and the best shooters qualified for the ISSF World Cup Final in October, which was held in Bangkok, Thailand for the rifle and pistol events, and... |
Europe | America | Asia | Africa | Oceania | ||||
| 50m Rifle Prone Men | 4 | - | - | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 25 |
| 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men | 4 | - | - | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26 |
| 10m Air Rifle Men | 5 | - | - | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 26 |
| 50m Pistol Men | 4 | - | - | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 25 |
| 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men | 2 | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
| 10m Air Pistol Men | 5 | - | - | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 27 |
| Trap Men | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 31 |
| Double Trap Men | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 17 |
| Skeet Men | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 32 |
| 50m Rifle 3 Positions Women | 4 | - | - | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 25 |
| 10m Air Rifle Women | 5 | - | - | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 27 |
| 25m Pistol Women | 4 | - | - | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26 |
| 10m Air Pistol Women | 5 | - | - | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 26 |
| Trap Women | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
| Skeet Women | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
*Note - there will also be 10 invitation and 14 universality quota places
Event Schedule
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Saturday, August 9, 2008
| Time | Event | Round |
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| 8:30-9:45 | Women's 10m Air Rifle | Qualification |
| 9:00-13:30 | Men's Trap | Qualification |
| 10:30-10:50 | Women's 10m Air Rifle | Final |
| 12:00-13:45 | Men's 10m Air Pistol | Qualification |
| 15:00-15:20 | Men's 10m Air Pistol | Final |
Sunday, August 10, 2008
| Time | Event | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00-11:15 | Women's 10m Air Pistol | Qualification |
| 9:00-12:00 | Men's Trap | Qualification |
| 12:00-12:20 | Women's 10m Air Pistol | Final |
| 15:00-15:45 | Men's Trap | Final |
Monday, August 11, 2008
| Time | Event | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00-10:45 | Men's 10m Air Rifle | Qualification |
| 9:00-13:30 | Women's Trap | Qualification |
| 12:00-12:20 | Men's 10m Air Rifle | Final |
| 15:00-15:45 | Women's Trap | Final |
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
| Time | Event | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00-11:00 | Men's 50m Pistol | Qualification |
| 9:00-13:00 | Men's Double Trap | Qualification |
| 12:00-12:20 | Men's 50m Pistol | Final |
| 15:00-15:45 | Men's Double Trap | Final |
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
| Time | Event | Round |
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| 9:00-14:00 | Women's 25m Pistol | Qualification |
| 15:00-15:20 | Women's 25m Pistol | Final |
Thursday, August 14, 2008
| Time | Event | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00-11:15 | Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions | Qualification |
| 9:00-13:00 | Women's Skeet | Qualification |
| 12:30-12:50 | Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions | Final |
| 15:00-15:45 | Women's Skeet | Final |
Friday, August 15, 2008
| Time | Event | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00-10:15 | Men's 50m Rifle Prone | Qualification |
| 9:00-13:30 | Men's Skeet | Qualification |
| 11:30-11:50 | Men's 50m Rifle Prone | Final |
| 13:00-15:00 | Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol | Qualification |
Saturday, August 16, 2008
| Time | Event | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00-11:00 | Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol | Qualification |
| 9:00-12:00 | Men's Skeet | Qualification |
| 12:00-12:40 | Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol | Final |
| 15:00-15:45 | Men's Skeet | Final |
Sunday, August 17, 2008
| Time | Event | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00-12:20 | Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions | Qualification |
| 13:30-13:50 | Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions | Final |
Medal table
| 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 15 | 15 | 15 | 45 | |
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Men's events
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| 25 metre rapid fire pistol |
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| 50 metre pistol |
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| 10 metre air rifle |
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| 50 metre rifle prone |
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| 50 metre rifle three positions |
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| Trap |
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| Double trap |
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| Skeet |
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Kim Jong-su of North Korea originally won the silver medal in the 50 metre pistol and bronze in the 10 metre air pistol, but was disqualified after he tested positive for propranolol.
Women's events
In the 10 metre air pistol event, the silver was won by RussiaRussia at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Russia competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, People's Republic of China, represented by the Russian Olympic Committee. Russia competed in all sports except baseball, football, field hockey, softball and taekwondo.-Medalists:...
's Natalia Paderina
Natalia Paderina
Natalia Paderina is a Russian sport shooter. She won the silver medal in Women's 10m air pistol at the 2008 Summer Olympics. At that event, she shared the podium with bronze medalist Nino Salukvadze of Georgia. Georgia and Russia were at war at the time...
, and the bronze by Georgia
Georgia at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Georgia competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. This is a list of the results of all of the athletes who qualified for the Olympics and were nominated by Georgian National Olympic Committee. Georgia was represented in the Beijing Olympic Games by 35 sportsmen...
's Nino Salukvadze
Nino Salukvadze
Nino Salukvadze is a female Georgian sports shooter. She is a three-time Olympian, winning gold and silver while competing for the Soviet Union in 1988, and won bronze for Georgia in 2008....
. Georgia and Russia were at war
2008 South Ossetia war
The 2008 South Ossetia War or Russo-Georgian War was an armed conflict in August 2008 between Georgia on one side, and Russia and separatist governments of South Ossetia and Abkhazia on the other....
at the time. Paderina and Salukvadze hugged and kissed each other on the cheeks during the medal ceremony.
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New records
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| August 9, 2008 | Women's 10 m air rifle | Qual. | 400 | 400 by Seo Sun-hwa Seo Sun-hwa Seo Sun-Hwa is a female South Korean sports shooter who competed in 10 metre air rifle at the 2004 Summer Olympics, where she finished 27th. She set the first women's 10 metre air rifle world record with 400 points at the 2002 ISSF World Cup 1st Grand Prix in Sydney, Australia.-Records:-External... (2002), equalled 12 times |
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| August 9, 2008 | Women's 10 m air rifle | Qual. | 400 | 399 by Lioubov Galkina Lioubov Galkina Lioubov Galkina is a Russian sports shooter and Olympic champion. She received two medals at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. In her five Olympic starts, she has reached the final each time.... (2004) |
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| August 9, 2008 | Women's 10 m air rifle | Final | 503.5 | 502.0 by Du Li Du Li Du Li is a female Chinese sport shooter who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics, where she won the gold medal in the women's 10 metre air rifle competition. She has achieved the maximum 400 in this event twice... (2004) |
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| August 10, 2008 | Women's 10 m air pistol | Qual. | 391 | 390 by Marina Logvinenko Marina Logvinenko Marina Viktorovna Logvinenko is a Russian sport shooter, specializing in the pistol events. She competed at four Olympic Games and won five Olympic medals. At 1992 Olympics, she won both the 10 metre air pistol and 25 metre pistol event... (1996) and Tao Luna Tao Luna Tao Luna is a female Chinese sports shooter who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics and in the 2004 Summer Olympics. In 2000 she won the gold medal in the women's 10 metre air pistol competition and the silver medal in the women's 25 metre pistol competition.-Olympic results:-Records:-External... (2004) |
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| August 10, 2008 | Women's 10 m air pistol | Final | 492.3 | 490.1 by Olga Klochneva (1996) | |||
| August 12, 2008 | Men's double trap | Qual. | 145 | 144 by Ahmed Al Maktoum (2004) | |||
| August 12, 2008 | Men's double trap | Final | 190 | 189 by Russell Mark Russell Mark Russell Andrew Mark, OAM is an Australian Trap and Double Trap shooter and Olympic Champion. He won the Olympic gold medal in Double Trap at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. He also won a silver Olympic medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney... (1996) and Ahmed Al Maktoum (2004) |
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| August 14, 2008 | Women's 50 m rifle 3 pos | Final | 690.3 | 688.4 by Lioubov Galkina Lioubov Galkina Lioubov Galkina is a Russian sports shooter and Olympic champion. She received two medals at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. In her five Olympic starts, she has reached the final each time.... (2004) |
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| August 13, 2008 | Women's 25 m pistol | Qual. | 590 | 590 by Tao Luna Tao Luna Tao Luna is a female Chinese sports shooter who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics and in the 2004 Summer Olympics. In 2000 she won the gold medal in the women's 10 metre air pistol competition and the silver medal in the women's 25 metre pistol competition.-Olympic results:-Records:-External... (2000) |
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| August 14, 2008 | Women's 50 m rifle 3 pos | Qual. | 589 | 589 by Renata Mauer Renata Mauer Renata Mauer-Różańska is a Polish sports shooter. She is two times Olympic Champion, from the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, as well as having an Olympic bronze medal.... (1996) |
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| August 10, 2008 | Men's trap | Final | 146 | ||||
| August 11, 2008 | Women's trap | Final | 91 | ||||
| August 13, 2008 | Women's 25 m pistol | Final | 793.4 | ||||
| August 14, 2008 | Women's skeet | Qual. | 72 | ||||
| August 14, 2008 | Women's skeet | Final | 93 | ||||
| August 16, 2008 | Men's 25 m rapid fire pistol | Qual. | 583 | ||||
| August 16, 2008 | Men's 25 m rapid fire pistol | Final | 780.2 | ||||
| August 16, 2008 | Men's skeet | Qual. | 121 | ||||
| August 16, 2008 | Men's skeet | Final | 145 | ||||