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Germany gets 2nd shooting gold in Rio Olympics

Xinhua, August 12, 2016 Adjust font size:

Henri Junghaenel won Germany the second shooting gold medal in Rio Olympics by claiming the title on men' s 50m rifle prone on Friday.

Junghaenel, who is making his Olympic debut, scored 209.5 points in the final to take the gold.

Kim Jonghyun from South Korea needed a shoot-off to beat Russian shooter Kirill Grigoryan, bringing back home the silver with 208.2 points. Grigoryan, who collected 187.3 points, got the bronze medal.

Germany' s first shooting gold came on Thursday, when Barbara Engleder took the title of women' s 50m rifle 3 positions. Endit