The women's
10 metre air rifle competition at the
2004 Summer Olympics
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was held on August 14 at the
Markópoulo Olympic Shooting Centre near
Athens
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,
Greece
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. Following a relatively new Olympic tradition, it was the first event to be concluded at these Games.
The event consisted of two rounds: a qualifier and a final. In the qualifier, each shooter fired 40 shots with an
air rifle
An air gun or airgun is a gun that fires projectiles pneumatically with compressed air or other gases that are mechanically pressurized ''without'' involving any chemical reactions, in contrast to a firearm, which pressurizes gases ''chemical ...
at 10 metres distance from the standing position. Scores for each shot were in increments of 1, with a maximum score of 10.
The top 8 shooters in the qualifying round moved on to the final round. There, they fired an additional 10 shots. These shots scored in increments of .1, with a maximum score of 10.9. The total score from all 50 shots was used to determine final ranking.
China's world record holder
Du Li outscored a host of elite markswomen in the air rifle shooting final to notch the first gold medal at these Games, smashing a new Olympic record score of 502.0 points.
Russia's
Lioubov Galkina, who led the field by a full point into the final with 399, had to settle for the silver with a total score of 501.5 points, while Czech Republic's
Kateřina Kůrková held off a daunting challenge from
Zhao Yinghui (500.8) to rule out the Chinese supremacy in the medal haul for a bronze at 501.1, falling Zhao to a disappointing fourth by a 0.3-point deficit.
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Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
Qualification round
Final
References
External links
Official Results
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Women's 10 m Air Rifle
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Women's events at the 2004 Summer Olympics