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Women's 50m Three Position Rifle

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  • 23-08-2004 5:00pm
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    Russia's Lioubov Galkina took the Gold medal in the 50m 3P event to add to her Silver from the Women's Air Rifle event, and setting a new Olympic Record for a finals score at the same time.

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    "I knew I should not be in a hurry during the final. That is the experience I won from my last final of Air Rifle" she said after the match.

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    Silver medallist Valentina Turisini however, was a total surprise to most, taking the Silver medal in the Olympics as her first international medal win.

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    Bronze went to Chinese shooter Wang Chengyi who missed the silver by only 0.4 points in total.

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    Full results are here.


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