MILAN, Italy – Keith Sanderson (San Antonio, Texas) finished in fifth place today in the Men’s 25m Rapid Fire Pistol event at the ISSF World Cup for Rifle and Pistol in Milan, Italy. Sanderson, a 2008 Olympian, has claimed a medal in each of the three previous ISSF World Cup stages this year.
Sanderson was in 13th place with a score of 288 after the stage 1 qualification yesterday and climbed all the way up to second place after the second qualification match today with an excellent match score of 297 points to enter the final in the second position with a total of 585 points. Sanderson fired a disappointing 192.7 in the final to finish in fifth place overall with 777.7 points.
Ukrainian shooter Taras Magmet won the gold with an overall score of 784.6 (584+200.6) points. China’s Jian Zhang finished in second to claim the silver medal with a total score of 781.1 points. The bronze medal went to Christian Reitz of Germany who fired a total score of 780.0 points.
Competition at the Milan World Cup concludes on Thursday with the Men’s 50m Free Pistol and 50m Prone Rifle finals.
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