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China's Du Li wins first Athens Olympic
Gold
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2004-08-14 16:26
Chinese Du Li won the women's 10m air rifle gold medal with a score of
502
points at the Olympic Games in Athens on Saturday.
The 22-year-old outscored
a host of elite markswomen, including compatriot Zhao Yinghui, world number one
Lioubov Galkina of Russia and world and European champion Katerina Kurkova of
the Czech Republic, winning with an Olympic record score of 502.0 points.
Du Li acknowledges
the audience after the win. [newsphoto] |
Du,
who is competing in her first Olympics, entered the 10-shot final with 398
points on joint second places along with Zhao and Kurkova. She was edged into
fifth place after opening the final with a 9.4.
Du Li is all smiles
as she holds up the gold medal. [Xinhua] |
The
girl then maintained her composure and rejoined the title race with a 10.6 and
10.8. But she didn't overtake all-time leader Galkina until the last shot,
firing a 10.6 against the Russian's 9.7.
Du Li wipes her
eyes as she is congratulated by her coach after she won the women's
10m air rifle gold medal with 502 points.
[newsphoto] |
Galkina, who led by a full point
into the final with 399 points, had to settle for the silver with a total of
501.5 points.
Kurkova claimed the bronze medal with 501.1 points.
Zhao, a title favorite
before the Games, only finished a disappointing fourth on 500.8 points.
Du
Li |
Results of women's 10m air rifle finals
Following are the final results of the women's 10m air rifle, the first gold
medal at the Athens Olympic Games, on Saturday:
1. Du Li, China, 502.0
points
2. Lioubov Galkina, Russia, 501.5
3. Katerina Kurkova, Czech
Republic, 501.1
4. Zhao Yinghui, China, 500.8
5. Tatiana Goldobina,
Russia, 499.5
6. Sonja Pfeilschifter, Germany, 498.7
7. Laurence Brize,
France, 497.9
8. Suma Shirur, India, 497.2
Factbox: Olympic first gold winner Du Li
DOB: May 3, 1982
Birthplace: Shandong Province, East China
Height: 170cm
Weight: 55kg
Coach: Wang Yuefang
Career: 2002 world champion, 2003 World Cup winner and word record holder
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