Jason Turner (born January 31, 1975 in

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) is an

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and

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athlete who finished fourth at the 2008 Olympic Games in

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in the 10 metre air pistol final. Bronze medalist Kim Jong Su later tested positive for

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, disqualifying him and upgrading Turner's position to third. Turner had finished on exactly the same score as his countryman

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, but defeated him in a seemingly uninteresting shoot-off for fourth place that would later secure him the bronze medal. As of November 19, 2018, Turner is the National Pistol Coach for USA Shooting.

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1975 births Living people American male sport shooters ISSF pistol shooters Shooters at the 2003 Pan American Games Shooters at the 2004 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 2007 Pan American Games Shooters at the 2008 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in shooting Sportspeople from Rochester, New York Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Pan American Games medalists in shooting Shooters at the 2015 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games 21st-century American sportsmen {{US-sportshooting-Olympic-medalist-stub