Off the wire
• Roundup: Briton formally arrested over deadly Dhaka attack case  • China' s female paddlers outclass DPRK for team semis at Rio Olympics  • Bolt cruises to victory in 100m heat  • South Sudan allows Sudan to continue managing its airspace  • Mahe Drysdale defend men's single sculls title in rowing regatta of Olympic Games  • Kenyan banks scramble to lower lending rates as capping looms  • Results of men's discus throw final at Rio Olympics  • Harting wins discus gold for Germany  • Results of 25m rapid fire pistol men's final at Rio Olympics  • Obama presidency has fallen short of hopes on racial issues: Gallup  
You are here: 　 Home

Reitz wins 3rd shooting gold for Germany in Rio

Xinhua, August 14, 2016 Adjust font size:

Christian Reitz claimed the Olympic title of the men's 25m rapid fire pistol on Saturday, the third gold in shooting for Team Germany at the Rio Games.

Reitz scored 34 hits in the final, outscoring silver medalist Frenchman Jean Quiquampoix who totaled 30 hits. Li Yuehong from China took the bronze with 27 hits.

Germany won its fifth Olympic gold medal in men's 25m rapid fire pistol after 1936, 1992, 1996 and 2004, becoming the only team with five gold medals in this event in Olympic history.

Reitz became the third Olympic champion from Germany in men's 25m rapid fire pistol after Cornelius Van Oyen in 1936 and Ralf Shumann in 1992, 1996 and 2004. Endit