Anti Wins Olympic Silver in Three-Position Rifle Shooting - FAQ, advises, guides, how tos, Reviews, introductions, selection, self-study, report, comparison, questions

Sport, Games, Soccer, College Volleyball, Fittnes, Champinships, Skiing, Sailing, Athletics, Aerobics, Sport Medicine, Sport Equipment, Golfing, Triathlon, Racing, Horses, Major Leagues, Events, Olympic Games, Tournaments - popular articles

Anti Wins Olympic Silver in Three-Position Rifle Shooting Army Maj. Michael Anti won a silver medal Aug. 22 in men's 50-meter three-position rifle shooting in the 2004 Summer Olympic Games.

"I wish I had the gold, but I'm just excited to have a medal," said Anti, 40, of Winterville, N.C., who is assigned to the Army Marksmanship Unit at Fort Benning, Ga. "We have such a great unit and such a great Army for them to allow me to do this. There are people overseas risking their life to allow me to compete here, so it's a big deal."

China's Zhanbo Jia won the gold medal with 1,264.5 points. Anti, a marksman in the Army World Class Athlete Program, took the silver medal with 1,263.1 points. Austria's Christian Planer claimed the bronze medal with a 1,262.8 total.

Anti entered the final round in seventh place. After shooting marks of 10.4, 8.8, 9.3 and 10.6, he moved into fourth place with a 10.8 on his fifth of 10 shots in the finale. An 8.5 on his ensuing shot, however, cost him dearly. He quickly rebounded with marks of 10.4 and 10.8 to move into third place. Then an 8.1 dropped him back to fourth. He capped the performance with a 10.4.
>
"For me, it was kind of up and down," Anti said of his final round. "I'd shoot a good 10 and then I'd shoot an 8, then shoot a good 10 and shoot an 8. None of the shots were really bad shots; I just was late on the trigger," he said. "If I caught it a millisecond before, it could've been a 10. I'm just thrilled to death that I won the silver with my final."

(Tim Hipps is assigned to the Army Community and Family Support Center Public Affairs Office.)

Visit the Defense Department's Web site for the latest news and information about America's response to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and the war against terrorism: "Defend America" at http://www.DefendAmerica.mil.

Visit the "Department of Defense Transformation" Web site at http://www.dod.mil/transformation/ to learn more about the Department of Defense role in transformation.

Alba Spectrum popular articles series: FAQ, Reviews, Introductions, Product Selections, Advises, Definitions, online marketing

We are serving wholesale & retail customers in Illinois, California, Texas, Wisconsin, New York, Washington, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Arizona, New Mexico, Louisiana, Florida, Georgia, Minnesota, Utah, Virginia, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Colorado, Ontario, Quebec, Alberta, British Colombia. We also serve customer internationally in New Zealand, Europe: UK, France, Poland, Italy, Germany, Russia, India, Byrma, Thailand, Holland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Indonesia, Austria, New Zealand, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Spain, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay, Peru, Equador, Colombia, Venezuela, Panama, Costa Rica, Canada, South Africa, Nigeria, Portugal, Greece, Turkey, Asia: India, China, Philippines, South Korea, plus business metros: Chicago, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Boston, Atlanta, Minneapolis, Fargo, Seattle, Miami, Orlando, Detroit, Buffalo, Toronto, Paris, London, Montreal, Denver, Warsaw, Berlin, Prague, Rome, Karachi, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Moscow, Buenos Aires, Dehli, Mumbai, Beigin, Cairo, San Francisco, Fremont, Naperville, Oakland, Melburn, Sidney, Sent Petersburg, Tampa, New Orleans, Houston, Dallas, Mexico City, Bogota, Caracas, Lima, Salvador, Recife, Brasilia, Curitiba, Goiania. http://www.albaspectrum.com