Szarenski and Hein: Golden Boys in Beijing

COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. (April 20, 2010)

No, you are not seeing double. Pictured above is Daryl Szarenski, beaming as he stands with a gold medal around his neck – his third World Cup medal in two consecutive World Cups. Today Szarenski captured gold in Men’s 10M Air Pistol, effectively silencing the competition with 103.2 points in the final, for a total score of 686.2. Along with his victory in Free Pistol yesterday, this win marks the first time Szarenski — a long-time member of the US Army Marksmanship Unit — has ever brought home two medals from a world cup. Olympian Jason Turner finished twelfth with a match score of 580 points.

The US added two more medals to its current tally of five with help from up-and-coming rifle shooter Joe Hein of the US Army Marksmanship Unit. The top-three competitors had point totals of 598 coming into the final round, but Hein stayed steady and shot a final score of 104.2, earning a total score of 702.2 for gold. Conquering another milestone for USA Shooting, Hein captured his first gold medal at a world cup. Only one point behind him was Eric Uptagrafft — also from the US Army Marksmanship Unit — with a total score of 701.9 points and a bronze medal.

US shooters are on course to best last year’s medal haul in a combined World Cup, achieved in Munich, Germany, last May when they won six medals. With Men’s Skeet, Men’s Double Trap, Rapid Fire Pistol, Men’s and Women’s 50m 3-Position Rifle, and Women’s Trap yet to come, we are in good position to bring home even more bling from Beijing.

© 2010 ISSF | Photo by Marco Dalla Dea

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