Jim Simmons
08-23-2004, 02:58 PM
With a name like that, it was sort of pre-ordained.
Benelli wins gold in shoot-off
August 22, 2004
ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Andrea Benelli of Italy won the gold medal in skeet shooting Sunday, beating Marko Kemppainen of Finland in an event that required two shoot-offs to determine the medals.
Benelli went a perfect 25-for-25 in the final round to tie Kemppainen with a score of 149. Juan Miguel Rodriguez of Cuba won a three-way shoot-off with Nasser Al-Attiya of Qatar and Shawn Dulohery of the United States for the bronze medal. The three had finished with 147 points.
Kemppainen scored a perfect 125 in qualifying, equaling a world record, but his lone miss in the final gave Benelli an opportunity.
After winning the shoot-off, Benelli ran joyfully around in front of the spectators with his arms raised.
``It is a dream,'' Benelli said. ``I was preparing for four years. I enjoyed the final. I can't describe my feelings. I was lucky in the shoot-off.''
http://sports.yahoo.com/oly/shooting/news;_ylc=X3oDMTBpNmY5OGRyBF9TAzk2Njc0Mzk4BHNlYwN0 aA--?slug=ap-mensskeetsho&prov=ap&type=lgns
Benelli wins gold in shoot-off
August 22, 2004
ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Andrea Benelli of Italy won the gold medal in skeet shooting Sunday, beating Marko Kemppainen of Finland in an event that required two shoot-offs to determine the medals.
Benelli went a perfect 25-for-25 in the final round to tie Kemppainen with a score of 149. Juan Miguel Rodriguez of Cuba won a three-way shoot-off with Nasser Al-Attiya of Qatar and Shawn Dulohery of the United States for the bronze medal. The three had finished with 147 points.
Kemppainen scored a perfect 125 in qualifying, equaling a world record, but his lone miss in the final gave Benelli an opportunity.
After winning the shoot-off, Benelli ran joyfully around in front of the spectators with his arms raised.
``It is a dream,'' Benelli said. ``I was preparing for four years. I enjoyed the final. I can't describe my feelings. I was lucky in the shoot-off.''
http://sports.yahoo.com/oly/shooting/news;_ylc=X3oDMTBpNmY5OGRyBF9TAzk2Njc0Mzk4BHNlYwN0 aA--?slug=ap-mensskeetsho&prov=ap&type=lgns