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Nancy Johnson wins Olympic women's 10m air rifle shooting gold at Sydney 2000

Nancy Johnson won the women's 10m air rifle title in shooting at the Sydney Olympics on 16 September 2000.

2000-09-16 International Sydney International Shooting Centre, Liverpool, Australia
Source-checked report card · ShootingEvent: Women's 10m Air Rifle

2000-09-16 · Sydney International Shooting Centre, Liverpool, Australia

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The story

Nancy Johnson won the women's 10m air rifle title in shooting at the Sydney Olympics on 16 September 2000. The gold medal represented USA, with the competition recorded at Sydney International Shooting Centre, Liverpool.

How it unfolded

Kang Cho-Hyun (South Korea) took silver; Gao Jing (China) took bronze. The complete medal order identifies the competition’s outcome, including the countries represented by the other medallists.

The wider picture

Shooting awarded separate titles by firearm, target format and distance. Air-rifle, pistol and shotgun events were different competitions, so their scores cannot be combined into one shooting ranking.

The medal results

Shooting · 2000-09-16
MedalCompetitorCountry
GoldNancy JohnsonUSA
SilverKang Cho-HyunSouth Korea
BronzeGao JingChina

Sources

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