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by Michael Berger
When the games come to a close, 302 gold medals will have been awarded at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Katerina Emmons, a shooter from the Czech Republic, won the very first one.
Emmons was indeed the first athlete in Beijing to hear her national anthem played on the medal stand, amidst the awe and exuberation of being crowned an Olympic champion—a feeling made even more special by the person with whom she was able to share it.
Her husband.
Sometimes the toll of becoming an...
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Katerina Emmons of the Czech Republic won the first Beijing Olympics gold in Women’s 10m Air Rifle with a record-breaking score of 503.5. Russia’s Lioubov Galkina grabbed silver with Croatia’s Snjezana Pejcic came in third.
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Beijing, Aug 9 (IANS) Czech Republic’s Katerina Emmons won the first gold of the Beijing Olympics in style, setting a new meet mark in women’s 10m air rifle event Saturday.
Emmons, 24, broke the Olympic record in both the qualification and final rounds.
The Czech shot a perfect 400 in the qualification stage, equalling the world record and creating a new Olympic record. The previous Olympic record was 399.
In the final round, Emmons shot 103.5, giving her a final score of 503.5, which...
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USA' Matthew Emmons is comforted by his wife, gold medalist Katerina Emmons, after the men's 50-meter rifle 3 positions shooting event in Beijing on Sunday.
Forget Du Li and Katerina Emmons. Without the pinups, spectators were still ardent and shooters equally concentrated in the same venue where Du and Emmons won gold medals at last month's Olympic Games.
KATERINA EMMONS Katerina Emmons of the Czech Republic, 24, the wife of the US American rifle shooter Mathew Emmons has won the opening match of the "Good Luck Beijing" ISSF World ...