Josh Richmond Finishes Fifth in Minsk

MINSK, Belarus (June 10, 2009) – Josh Richmond (Hillsgrove, Pa.) finished in fifth place at the ISSF World Cup for Shotgun in Minsk, Belarus today, which was the highest finish for the U.S. in Men’s Double Trap.

U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit (USAMU) member Richmond, who won the gold in Double Trap at the last stage of the ISSF World Cup in Munich, went into the final in fourth place with 141 out of 150 targets. Richmond shot 47 targets in the final to end with 188 targets, which tied him with Hakan Dahlby of Sweden and Saif Alshamsy of the UAE. In the shoot-off, Alshamsy was the first to miss, ending in sixth place with 188+3 targets. Richmond kept on shooting right to his fourth pair, when he dropped a target, finishing in fifth with 188+7 targets. Dahlby took fourth place with 188+8 targets.

China’s Hu Binyuan won the gold today and set a new World Record Final of 196 targets, shattering the previous record of 194, which was in existence since 1999. Ronjan Sodhi of India finished in second place claiming the silver with a total score of 194 hits. Russia’s Vitaly Fokeev took home the bronze with 190 hits.

Richmond’s USAMU teammates Glenn Eller (Katy, Texas), the 2008 Olympic gold medalist, and 2008 Olympian Jeff Holguin (Yorba Linda, Calif.) finished the day in the eighth and 13th spots with 139 and 137 targets respectively.

Approximately 270 athletes from 36 countries are competing in the five Olympic shotgun events at the 2009 ISSF World Cup in Minsk, Belarus. The Trap events for both women and men will close out the competition on June 12 and 13.

For complete World Cup Minsk results, please visit ISSF’s website at www.issf-sports.org

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