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Brian Cazeneuve's
2004 Olympic Medal Picks
Shooting
U.S. OUTLOOK: Matt Emmons (50-meter rifle) and Glenn Eller (double trap) are medal favorites; past medalists Lance Bade (trap) and Kim Rhode (double trap) are also threats.
Men's 10-meter air pistol
Gold Russia Mikhail Nestruev
Silver France Franck Dumoulin
Bronze China Tan Zongliang
Sydney champ Dumoulin shot himself in the hand during practice in 1999.
Men's 25-meter rapid-fire pistol
Gold Germany Ralf Schumann
Silver Romania Iulian Raicea
Bronze Russia Sergei Alifirenko
Schumann's portrait hangs in rival Alifirenko's training room.
Men's 50-meter pistol
Gold Russia Vladimir Goncharov
Silver China Tan Zongliang
Bronze Czech Republic Martin Tenk
Tenk edged Goncharov 662.5 to 662.2 for the bronze medal in Sydney.
Men's 10-meter running target
Gold Germany Manfred Kurzer
Silver Czech Republic Miroslav Janus
Bronze Sweden Niklas Bergstrom
Two-time gold medalist Yang Ling was left off the Chinese team.
Men's 10-meter air rifle
Gold Slovakia Jozef Gonci
Silver Hungary Peter Sidi
Bronze South Korea Cheon Min Ho
Omaha soldier Jason Parker holds the world record but won't win a medal.
Men's 50-meter rifle, 3 positions
Gold Slovenia Rajmond Debevec
Silver Russia Artem Khadjibekov
Bronze U.S. Matt Emmons
Emmons pitched a perfect game in high school in Pemberton, N.J.
Men's 50-meter rifle, prone
Gold Ukraine Artur Aivazian
Silver Slovenia Rajmond Debevec
Bronze Austria Mario Knoegler
Debevec is a two-time international shooter of the year.
Men's Trap
Gold Australia Michael Diamond
Silver Italy Massimiliano Mola
Bronze Russia Alexei Alipov
Defending Olympic champ Diamond nearly missed the Games because of assault and firearms charges; he was exonerated.
Men's Double trap
Gold Italy Daniele Di Spigno
Silver United Arab Emirates Ahmed Al Maktoum
Bronze U.S. Glenn Eller
The 22-year-old Eller trains on a steady diet of McDonald's.
Men's Skeet
Gold Italy Ennio Falco
Silver Norway Tore Brovold
Bronze Greece Georgios Salavantakis
Falco won gold in Atlanta by hitting 149 of 150 clay pigeons.
Women's 10-meter air pistol
Gold Mongolia Gundegmaa Otryad
Silver Russia Natalia Paderina
Bronze Russia Olga Kuznetsova
Mongolia has won 14 Olympic medals, but never a gold.
Women's 25-meter pistol
Gold Bulgaria Maria Grozdeva
Silver China Chen Ying
Bronze Mongolia Gundegmaa Otryad
Olympic champ Grozdeva has also won two medals in air pistol.
Women's 10-meter air rifle
Gold Germany Sonja Pfeilschifter
Silver Russia Liubov Galkina
Bronze Czech Republic Katerina Kurkova
Pfeilschifter is a seamstress for an upholstery company.
Women's 50-meter rifle, 3 position
Gold Russia Liubov Galkina
Silver Russia Tatiana Goldobina
Bronze Ukraine Natalia Kalnysh
After leading in Sydney, Goldobina ended up with silver.
Womenm's Trap
Gold China Gao E
Silver Italy Roberta Pelosi
Bronze Russia Irina Laricheva
The favorite's given name, E, is not short for anything.
Women's Double trap
Gold China Li Qingnian
Silver Sweden Pia Hansen
Bronze Spain Maria Quintanal
Hansen's quick-fire technique has transformed the event.
Women's Skeet
Gold China Wei Ning
Silver Finland Maarit Lepomaki
Bronze Russia Svetlana Demina
China led shooting teams in Sydney with eight medals and three golds.
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