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August 13th, 2008
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| Milforum Idol |
__________________ Sing ye to the Lord, for He hath triumphed gloriously! "If a composer could have said what he wanted to say in words, he wouldn't have needed to write the music." -Gustav Mahler. |
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August 13th, 2008
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| Milforum Hitman  | Post; Italy second only after unbeatable Eller. US Soldier Strikes Gold in Beijing  August 12, 2008 Associated Press BEIJING - Glenn Eller of the United States won the gold medal in double trap shooting Tuesday, building a solid lead during qualifying and then hitting 45 of 50 targets in the final round. Eller set an Olympic record with a total score of 190 - and also with a qualifying score of 145. Francesco D'Aniello of Italy won the silver, and Hu Binyuan of China took the bronze. Eller led by four shots entering the final, meaning a 47 would have clinched the gold even if every other competitor shot perfectly. Eller missed the first two targets of the final, but recovered quickly. He clinched the gold by hitting both targets in the next-to-last pair, then turned and immediately pumped his fist. Eller, a Texas native, is a three-time Olympian. He finished 15th in 2000 and 17th in 2004. At 26, he was the youngest of the six finalists this year. The final round included past Olympic champions Russell Mark of Australia and Richard Faulds of Britain. Jeff Holguin of the United States finished fourth. Afterward, Holguin immediately went over to congratulate the victor. Eller, a member of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, won the first American gold in Beijing in shooting, a Chinese strength. D'Aniello and Binyuan shot the best final rounds, hitting 46 targets each. D'Aniello and Binyuan finished with total scores of 187 and 184. --------------------------------------------- I watched it this morning and loved it. The Italian could seriously do no better. Hats off to Eller.
__________________ "Freedom is the sure possession of those alone who have the courage to defend it". Pericles.  Last edited by Italian Guy; August 13th, 2008 at 15:42.. |
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August 13th, 2008
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| Je suis aware |
Awesome. A soldier's got to win something like this.
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August 13th, 2008
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| Milforum Idol |
"Eller, a Texas native..." Why am I not at all surprised? Haha. Good on him. |
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August 13th, 2008
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| Milforum Hitman |
Yeah, he's from Katy, TX.
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August 13th, 2008
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| Spam King |
I need to catch up... no contact with civilzation for 4 days will put you in a hole.
__________________ Democracy can not be installed by a foreign country; the people must do it themselves. Free Iran! Half off Iraq, Buy one get one free Kuwait... |
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August 14th, 2008
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| Milforum Idol |
Shame about the Men's All Around... I bet Paul or Morgan Hamm coulda done it.
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Yep.  Never underestimate the Texans. 
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August 14th, 2008
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| Milforum Idol |
Never have, never will.
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August 14th, 2008
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| Forum Brat |
Congrats to Glenn Eller. Very awesome!!! 
__________________ Curiosity was framed. Stupidity killed the cat. Clear eyes. Full hearts. Can't lose. |
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