Final 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men
52nd ISSF World Championship All Events · Changwon, KOR
They also won the Team Event with a new world record score, turning out to be unbeatable on the lines of the Changwon International Shooting Range.
The People’s Republic of China achieved a gold-silver combo at today’s 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men Final at the 52nd ISSF World Championship in Changwon, Republic of Korea.
World ’s #1 Lin Junmin met the expectations, and he secured the title with 32 hits, and one hit of advantage on his teammate Zhang Jian, who begged today’s silver medal with 31 hits.
Lin was the favorite: after all, he arrived here in Changwon after winning two out of three world cup stages, this year, in Fort Benning and Munich.
The 21-year old shooter also claimed a silver medal at the Asian Games, before this championship, collecting extra points to climb the world ranking to the top.
The two Chinese teammates beat the 2016 Olympic silver medalist and 2014 Junior Wolrd Champion Jean Quiquampoix of France, who claimed today’s bronze with 24 hits.
The three medalists, as well as the fourth-placed - 2010 World Champion Alexei Klimov of Russia - gained an Olympic quota place for Tokyo 2020.
Missing out on the Olympic quotas, today’s turned into a disappointing match for the home hero. South Korea’s title defender Kim Junhong, the current world record holder, closed the final round in sixth and last place, with 12 hits, behind Germany’s Oliver Geis (5th, 12 hits).
The new World Champion Lin said:
“Competing against the world record holder on his home turf didn’t make a big difference to me. I was totally concentrated on myself and I just did my best to perform well.”
“The Asian Games was a tuff competition. Luckily, I kept a good mental state after that, and made it today.”
“Now I’m looking forward to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.”
His teammate Zhang missed the chance to grab the title as he scored two hits on his last series. After the final, he said:
“This is not my first World Championship silver medal, I can cope with that.”
“On the last series I was a bit nervous and I could not shoot a good score.”
“I have been far from international competitions for a while,” he added, as he comes back to an ISSF competition after two years of absence. “I have been constantly training at my home range to prepare this competition, and it’s great to be on the podium.”
The two Chinese teammates guided the People’s Republic of China atop of the Team event podium (Lin Junmin, Zhang Jian, Yao Zhaonan) with a world record score of 1756 points. They were followed by Germany, led by the 2016 Olympic Champion Christian Reitz with his teammates Oliver Geis and Christian Freckmann - who scored 1751 points - and by the host country Republic of Korea (Kim Junhong, Song Jong Ho, Park Junwoo), third with 1745 points.
Medals and records: Chinese juniors dominate the Rapid Fire Pistol final
Final 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men Junior
Zhu Haojie set a new World Record and climbed on the highest step of the podium, while his teammate Cheng Zhipeng placed 3rd. Republic of Korea’s Lee Jaekyoon secured the silver medal.
After dominating the senior match, the People’s Republic of China also dominated the 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men Junior final, placing two shooters on the podium and writing two new World Records.
Indeed, making his first appearance in an ISSF competition, 16-year-old Zhu Haojie ruled the final with four perfect rounds, three 4-hit series and only scoring 3 hits in the very last one, when he was already sure he was going to take gold. His final score of 35 hits raises the bar of the World Record, besting the 32 signed by France’s Jean Quiquampoix in Munich (GER) in 2015.
Competing on his home turf, Republic of Korea’s 20-year-old Lee Jaekyon grabbed the silver medal with 29 hits, while Zhu’s teammate Cheng Zhipeng (19) completed the podium in 3rd place with 24.
Just outside of the medal positions, United States’ Henry Turner Leverett (17) pulverized the 30th place he nailed at the 2017 ISSF Junior World Championship in Suhl (GER), placing 4th with 21 hits and losing a shoot-off against Cheng.
Despite opening his match with a perfect 5-hit round, Ukraine’s 19-year-old Maksym Horodynets closed in 5th position, mostly because of an unfortunate 0-hit series. The young Ukrainian signed off with 16 hits.
The second Korean shooter in the final — first-time participant Lee Gunhyeok (19) — was the first athlete eliminated from the match, taking 6th position with 12 hits and losing another tie-breaking shoot-off against Horodynets.
Zhu and Cheng also climbed on the first step of the team podium alongside their teammate Pan Junchen, setting a new World Record with 1747 total points. The team silver medal went to the Republic of Korea, who totalized 1719 points, while Poland took bronze with 1706.
1. ZHU Haojie
2. LEE Jaekyoon
3. CHENG Zhipeng
10.09.2018
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