The gold medal is Emmons' second Olympic medal, following her bronze at Athens 2004 in the same event. She is married to U.S. shooter Matt Emmons, a member of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team. Lioubov Galkina of Russia placed second (502.1) while Snjezana Pejcic of Croatia took the bronze (500.9).
The 24-year-old Emmons broke Olympic records in both the qualification and final rounds. She shot a perfect score of 400, which equaled the World Record and set a new Olympic Record. The previous Olympic Record was 399.
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