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Sharp shooter Emmons in last-shot nightmare again
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The nightmare recurred.

American shooter Matthew Emmons just needed a 6.7 to be crowned in the men's 50-meter rifle three positions at the Beijing Olympic Games.

But he stunned all with a 4.4.

Gone was the gold, even the silver and the bronze.

"I must compete for another four more years. Now I think I have a reason," said the disappointed 27-year-old.

Matthew Emmons of the United States competes during the men's 50m rifle 3 positions final of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Shooting event in Beijing, China, Aug. 17, 2008. Matthew Emmons won the 4th with a total of 1270.3. [Bao Feifei/Xinhua]

Matthew Emmons of the United States competes during the men's 50m rifle 3 positions final of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Shooting event in Beijing, China, Aug. 17, 2008. Matthew Emmons won the 4th with a total of 1270.3. [Bao Feifei/Xinhua]



Yesterday Once More 

Champion of rifle prone at the Athens Olympics with several golds from World Championships, World Cups and World Cup Finals, Matthew just seized a rifle prone silver from the Beijing Olympics.

But what made him more well-known was his dramatic debacle in three positions event at the Athens Olympics.

In that competition, he held a huge three-point lead after the ninth shot in the final and needed just a 7.2 to win his second Olympic gold.

The man collected a 8.1, but on the target of another finalist, plunging to the eighth and surrendering his gold to the obscure Chinese Jia Zhanbo.

"I don't know if I'll be able to make up for it in four years, but I'm looking forward to Beijing," he said later.

However, this time, he was let down again.

Advancing to the final as the second-placer with 1,175 points, one point behind world record holder Rajmond Debevec from Slovenia, the American shooter got a 9.7 in the first shot, while the 45-year-old Slovenian shot a surprising 7.7 and was hence dropped to second.

Then the leading Matthew further pulled away from other finalists by making seven of the following eight shots above or equalling 10.

Before the last shot, he had already boasted an advantage from the second of more than three points.

After order was given for the tenth shot, his rivals started.

Debevec was fourth despite an ending 10.8.

Chinese shooter Qiu Jian surged to second with a 10.0, 0.1 point ahead of Ukrainian Jury Sukhorukov.

People held their breath, waiting for Matthew to stage a comeback. He needed just a moderate 9.2 to break the Olympic record of 1,275.1 by Debevec and a 6.7 for the gold.

He fired.

The target was right.

But spectators let out an exclamation.

Like enchanted, he notched up a stunning 4.4 and swooped to the fourth.

The lucky Chinese champion gazed at the screen of score in disbelief.

Spectators were rendered bewildered for several seconds, before they woke up to applaud for Qiu.

But for the first time, they didn't appear ecstatic after their marksman added another gold to the host country's medal tally.

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