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Sharpshooter Jin targets second gold

By (공용)코리아헤럴드

Published : July 29, 2012 - 20:49

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South Korean marksman Jin Jong-oh (center) holds up his gold medal for the 10-meter air pistol at the London Olympics on Saturday, flanked by Italian silver medalist Luca Tesconi (left) and Serbian bronze medalist Andrija Zlatic. (London Olympic Joint Press Corps)
South Korean marksman Jin Jong-oh (center) holds up his gold medal for the 10-meter air pistol at the London Olympics on Saturday, flanked by Italian silver medalist Luca Tesconi (left) and Serbian bronze medalist Andrija Zlatic. (London Olympic Joint Press Corps)
South Korean marksman and gold medalist Jin Jong-oh is now looking to bring home his second gold from the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Jin, now a two-time gold medalist after winning the men’s 10-meter air pistol on Saturday, will now set his sights on the 50-meter air pistol event on Aug. 5 for a third gold.

Jin went to the Olympics as a heavy favorite to win the 50-meter pistol, and trained intensively for the 10-meter event after taking home the silver in Beijing in 2008. In 2004, Jin placed fifth in the 10-meter Olympic event but took home silver in the 50-meter pistol.

If Jin is successful in the 50-meter event, the 31-year-old will have five medals under his belt. He is already the first Korean marksman to take home gold in two Olympics in a row.

Jin currently holds the world record for the 10-meter air pistol with 594 points, and on Saturday he shot 588 in the qualification round and added 100.2 during the finals at the Royal Artillery Barracks. Italy’s Luca Tesconi placed second with a total of 685.8 points and Serbia’s Andrija Zlatic stood in third.

In the 50-meter event, Jin will have to go up against Damir Mickec, who is ranked first in the world by the International Shooting Sport Federation. He will also face tough competition from Zlatic, Japan’s Tomoyuki Matsuda and Russia’s Vladimir Isakov, who took home the bronze in Beijing.

However, Jin’s earlier win may have done him a favor by lightening the mental burden on his shoulders.

“I think during the 50-meter air pistol I will feel the least amount of pressure I have ever felt in an event,” said Jin after Saturday’s match.

“I just want to stay humble and do my best,” he said.

By Robert Lee (robert@heraldcorp.com)

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