from USA Shooting
The 50th ISSF World Shooting Championship in Munich, Germany, held July 29th-August 10, 2010, was the biggest and most competitive match of the 2012 quad. USA finished third overall in the medal standings with 24 medals: eleven gold, six silver and seven bronze.
The USA Team had 12 shooters qualifying for finals in Olympic events resulting in three individual medals and securing five Olympic quotas. The success of junior shooters was particularly impressive with over half of the 24 medals being won in the junior events with 14 medals. The U.S. Team accounted for four of the 27 world records established or equaled at the championship with new marks in Jr. Women’s Team 3 x 20 Rifle, Women’s 3 x 20 Rifle, Double Trap Team and equaling the world record (with final) in Double Trap.
For complete results and coverage of the championship, visit the ISSF website at www.issf-sports.org.
USA Rifle Medalists and Finalists
10 meter Air Rifle Men: Matt Emmons, 7th place, 597/101.5.
Prone Men Junior: Team Bronze medal (Seery, Cooper, Dunhan-Bender).
Prone Men: Matt Emmons, Bronze medal, 598/104.2, Olympic Quota Place; Eric Uptagrafft, 7th place, 598/102.3.
Prone Men Team: Gold medal (Emmons, Uptagrafft, McPhail).
3 X 20 Women: Jamie Beyerle, 5th place, 582/97.9, Olympic Quota Place.
3 X 20 Women: Gold medal (Beyerle, Fong, Sowash).
3 X 20 Women Junior: Gold medal (Beard, Furrer, Scherer).
10m Air Rifle Women Team: Bronze medal (Beyerle, Caruso, Morrill).
Prone Women Junior: Sharon Barazani, Gold medal, 596; Sarah Beard, Silver medal, 595.
