SHOOTING: Dominic Grazioli Wins World Cup USA Bronze Medal in Men's Trap

KERRVILLE, Texas (May 10, 2008)-The 2008 ISSF World Cup USA for Shotgun concluded today with Dominic Grazioli (San Antonio, Texas) claiming a bronze medal for the U.S. in Men's Trap. Australia's Michael Diamond captured the gold and Massimiliano Mola from Italy took the silver. Two-time Olympic gold medalist Diamond claimed the gold medal after shooting a perfect score of 25 targets in the final, finishing with a total score of 148 targets and matching his own world record. After the final, Grazioli, a 2008 U.S. Olympic Team member, Mola and 2004 Olympic gold medalist Alexey Alipov (Russia) were tied at 143 targets. In the shoot-off, Alipov missed his first target, which eliminated him for medal contention. Mola hit two targets to Grazioli's one target, to claim the silver, while Grazioli took the bronze. Alipov finished in fourth place and Italian shooters Rodolfo Vigano, a 2000 Olympian, and Mauro De Filippis took fifth and sixth places with 142 and 141 targets respectively. Approximately 180 shotgun shooters from 37 different nations participated in the 2008 ISSF World Cup USA May 3-10 at the Hill Country Shooting Sports Center in Kerrville, Texas with the U.S. taking home a total of seven medals. In addition to Grazioli's bronze, the U.S. swept the medals in the Women's Skeet Event on the first day of competition with Haley Dunn (Eddyville, Iowa) claiming the gold medal, while three-time Olympic medalist (1996 and 2004 gold medalist, 2000 bronze medalist) and 2008 U.S. Olympic Team member Kim Rhode (El Monte, Calif.) took the silver and two-time Olympian Connie Smotek (Bryan, Texas) earned the bronze. In Double Trap, 2008 U.S. Olympic Team member Jeff Holguin (Yorba Linda, Calif.) captured the bronze medal. Theresa DeWitt (Cincinnati, Ohio) and Joetta Dement (Renton, Wash.) claimed the gold and bronze medals respectively in the Women's Trap event. For complete World Cup USA results, please visit the following link on ISSF TV's website: http://www.issf.tv/issftv_table.aspx'mod=csdt,pane=10,inst=1,iist=829,collapse=results