Olympic Shooting Events Conclude in Rio with 3P Rifle Contest

By Justin Stakes

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Colorado Springs, CO -(AmmoLand.com)- Coming into Sunday’s 50m Three-Position Rifle event, Matt Emmons talked about competing for the fun and joy he derives from his sport. Finally, being at a point in his career, with three career Olympic medals, where he felt he could do that.

That plan seemed to unhinge somewhere about his 81st shot and with the subsequent aftermath 39 shots later when the world’s No. 1-ranked 3P rifle shooter coming in was left to contemplate a 19th-place finish. It was a standing stage that went awry and derailed hopes of a fourth Olympic medal at the Deodoro Shooting Complex on the final day of shooting competition at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio.

Dan Lowe (Olympia, Washington), a Specialist for the U.S. Olympic Army Marksmanship Unit, finished inside the top-30 with a 28th-place result in his first Olympic Games. He shot an 1168 with scores of 392, 394 and 382. He finished 34th in Air Rifle earlier this week. It was the prone position in which Lowe said he struggled the most during his match, but that won’t …Read the Rest

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