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Rhode’s Golden at the ISSF World Cup Final

Rhode's Golden at the ISSF World Cup Final

USA Shooting

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. --(Ammoland.com)- The USA’s Kim Rhode (El Monte, Calif.) does it again.

At the 2011 International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Final in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, Rhode added another gold medal to her collection.

The shooters began the day in scorching conditions of 105 degrees, but California native Rhode didn’t bat an eyelash at the oppressive heat.

“I am used to shooting in these conditions,” said Rhode in an interview with the ISSF’s Marco Dalla Dea. Rhode shot 69 targets in the match and had her work cut out for her in the final as two other shooters were ahead of her.

Known for her fierce finals presence, Rhode delivered with 24 out of 25 targets–the highest final–for a one target win over Slovakia’s Danka Bartekova. This gold is extra sweet, however, as it represents Rhode’s first ISSF World Cup Final gold medal. Bartekova won the silver medal with 70 targets and 22 targets in the final.

The bronze medalist was China’s Zang Dongliang with 70 match targets and 21 targets in the final. For complete results and rankings, please visit the ISSF website.Follow the USA Shooting Team on Facebook and Twitter for updated scores and more.

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Sanderson Maintains Pace for Bronze ISSF World Cup Final

Keith Sanderson, Photo ISSF

USA Shooting

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. --(Ammoland.com)- Pistol athletes rejoice-the USA’s Sergeant First Class Keith Sanderson (Colorado Springs, Colo.) claimed a spot on the podium at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Final in Wroclaw, Poland.

Sanderson, who won the first Men’s Rapid Fire quota this year, shot 581 match points. Teammate Emil Milev (Temple Terrace, Fla.) shot 576 match points, and both athletes found themselves in the final.

In the new ISSF finals format, all athletes begin at a score of zero and achieve points or hits through a 9.7 point shot or greater.

The first competitor is eliminated after four rounds of shooting, and then one is eliminated each round thereafter until a winner emerges. Milev finished in fifth place with 19 hits. Sanderson (pictured above, photo ISSF) forged ahead with 17 hits after just four rounds and then 26 hits after seven rounds to win the bronze medal.

National Pistol Coach Sergey Luzov said the Americans have been working on “four second series consistency to improve numbers in the new finals format.” Luzov is “glad to see the hard work paying off” with improved finals scores.

Alexi Klimov of Russia won the silver medal with 30 hits and Christian Reitz of Germany shot 32 hits for the gold medal.

In Women’s 50m Rifle Three Position, the USA Shooting Team’s Jamie Beyerle (Lebanon, Pa.) finished in sixth place with 583 match points and 98.3 points in the final for a total of 681.3 points. The gold medalist was Barbara Lechner of Germany with 690.8 total points. German teammates Sonja Pfeilschifter shot 690.1 points for the silver medal and Eva Friedel shot 687.7 points for the bronze medal.

The USA’s Amy Sowash (Richmond) shot 578 match points to finish in tenth place. For complete scores and rankings, please visit the ISSF website.

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About USA Shooting:
USA Shooting, a 501c3 non-profit corporation, was chartered by the United States Olympic Committee as the National Governing Body for the sport of shooting in April 1995. USA Shooting’s mission is to prepare American athletes to win Olympic medals, promote the shooting sports throughout the U.S. and govern the conduct of international shooting in the country. Check us out on the web at www.usashooting.org and on Twitter at twitter.com/USAShooting.

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