Korea’s Olympic multi-medallist Jin Jong Oh
captured his second Gold medal at the 2009 ISSF World Cup Final in Wuxi, China,
winning the 10m Air Pistol Men event two days after his victory on the lines of
the 50m Pistol Men competition.
The 30-year old Korean athlete walks out of
this ISSF World Cup Final unbitten. Just two days ago he had won the 50m Pistol
Men event, in which he had triumphed at the last Games. Today, he surprised
again the shooting fans by leading the 10m Air Pistol Men event. His final
score of 691 points left no chances to his opponents, but his way to the podium
turned out to be harder then he had probably thought.
Jin had made into today’s final match in
the lead with a qualifications score of 591 points, and two points of advantage
on his followers. But, firing a second competition shot of 8.6 points, he lost
his margin, and had to restart again to climb back in the lead form the second
place, fighting against China’s Olympic Champion Pang Wei. Shot after shot, he
regained the first place, ending up on the highest step of the podium with one
point of advantage on Pang.
23-year old local hero Pang, Gold medallist
of the last Olympic Games in Beijing, did not exploit the home-court advantage,
suffering the pressure of the match. Supported by a number of local spectators,
he shot a good final score of 101.0 points, but that was not enough to make up
his lower qualification score of 589 points. He closed the final in second,
winning Silver with a total of 690.0 points, eventually topping the Bronze
medal he had grabbed at last year’s World Cup Final in Bangkok.
The Chinese team also celebrated a Bronze
medal, today, advancing in the overall medal standings of this World Cup Final,
as Pang’s teammate Mai Jiajie finished in third. The young pistol shooter, who
had qualified for this year’s World Cup Final by claiming Silver at the World
Cup Stage in Beijing, moved up in the scoreboard to win Bronze with 687.9
points (585+102.9).
Russia’s expert Vladimir Isakov, 39, winner
of the 2007 World Cup Final, finished in fourth closing the match two points
behind the medallists with 695.7 points. Lukas Grunder of Switzerland, 19,
today’s younger finalist, followed him in fifth with 684.1 points.
Published on 28 Oct 2009
10m Air Pistol Men – Korea’s Jin back on the podium
Marco Dalla Dea
The Olympic multi-medallist won his second WCF Gold defeating the Olympic Champion of Beijing, China’s Pang Wai, who finished in second winning Silver.
