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Matt Emmons Earns 2 U.S. Olympic Team Nominations
By Nick Esares // U.S. Olympic Committee // October 9, 2007
Matt Emmons (Browns Mills, N.J./Fairbanks, Alaska), a 2004 Olympic Gold Medalist, earned two nominations to the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team over the weekend by winning a gold medal in the Men’s 50m Rifle 3 Position event and a silver in the Men’s Prone Rifle Event at the 2007 ISSF Rifle/Pistol World Cup Final. Emmons won his gold easily by a 15 point margin, finishing with a total score of 1279.8 points in the 50m 3 position.
Emmons earned the nominations to the U.S. Olympic Team for both the men's prone rifle and 3 position quota slots by earning points through selected international competitions. The second position in each of those events will go to the winners of the Olympic Selection match in May at Ft. Benning, Ga.
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