2008 OLYMPICS.

Italy second only after unbeatable Eller.

US Soldier Strikes Gold in Beijing

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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.

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I watched it this morning and loved it. The Italian could seriously do no better. Hats off to Eller.
 
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Michael Phelps gets his ass handed to him by Park Tae Hwan in the 400m freestyle. First time an Asian country has won that event in 72 years or something of that nature.
 
That was an awesome race!! Woot woot!!

It saddens me, though, to see that the doping allegations against him have begun in earnest. He was one of the athletes that agreed to additional testing to prove that he's clean. Why can't people just accept that he's an amazingly gifted swimmer? *sigh*
 
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That was an awesome race!! Woot woot!!

It saddens me, though, to see that the doping allegations against him have begun in earnest. He was one of the athletes that agreed to additional testing to prove that he's clean. Why can't people just accept that he's an amazingly gifted swimmer? *sigh*
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Dang you, I'd forgotten about that... thanks for ruining my evening. :confused:

:)
 
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