(June 6, 2008) – Bret Erickson (Bennington, Neb./Muenster, Texas), the 2008 Beijing World Cup bronze medalist, claimed the silver medal today in the Men’s Trap event at the 2008 ISSF World Cup for Shotgun in Suhl, Germany.
Three-time Olympian Erickson shot 23 targets followed by three perfect scores of 25 targets and a 24 in the qualification round to finish with a score of 122 out of125 targets. Erickson, who will represent the U.S. on his fourth Olympic Team in Beijing this August, shot 22 targets in the final, finishing with an overall score of 144 targets and claiming the silver medal behind Australia’s Michael Diamond.
Two-time Olympic gold medalist Diamond, who is coming off a gold medal win at the World Cup USA in Kerrville, Texas in May, entered the final with a qualification score of 123 targets. He shot 22 targets in the final to finish with a total score of 145 targets, taking home the gold.
Russia’s Alexey Alipov, the 2004 Olympic gold medalist, earned the bronze medal with a total score of 143 targets. Italy’s Daniele Resca finished in fourth place with 142 targets. Bostjan Macek of Slovenia and Marian Kovacocy of Slovakia ended the final tied at 141 targets and in the shoot-off, Macek out-shot Kovacocy 2 to 1, taking fifth place, while Kovacocy finished sixth.
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Erickson takes Silver
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