Legendary shooter Jonas Jacobsson yet again showed his class at the 2008 Paralympic Games. Jacobsson leaves Beijing with three gold medals in hand.
The Swedish shooter looked unbeatable in his first two events, the Men's 10m Air Rifle Standing-SH1 and the Mixed 50m Free Rifle 3x40-SH1, setting world and Paralympic records in both the qualification and the final rounds en route to the gold medals.
However, Jacobsson, who is famed for his accuracy and consistency, surprisingly failed to make the final in his third event, the Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone-SH1. He struggled in the first two qualification rounds and lost his chance to defend the gold medal he won at the 2004 Athens Paralympic Games by the tiny margin of one point.
He met expectations in his last event, winning the Mixed 50m Free Rifle Prone-SH1 on the last day of the six-day Shooting competition. His Paralympic medal tally now stands at a total of 25 medals - 16 gold medals, one silver medal and eight bronze medals from eight appearances at the Paralympic Games.
Lee Ji-seok of the Republic of Korea was also one of the best shooters at Beijing 2008. Lee was invincible in his two events, the Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone-SH2 and the Mixed 10m Air Rifle Standing-SH2.
Lee's achievement was one of contributing factors of the Republic of Korea's success - it was the most successful country, pocketing a total of nine medals (four gold medals, three silver medals and two bronze medals) at the Games.
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