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The French shooting team which had the finalist places (four) waited until the last day of competition to climb onto the podium.
On the highest step.
Jean Quiquampoix, silver medalist in Rio de Janeiro, adorning himself with gold after a mastered final crowning a perfect year marked by a title of European champion (the third).
Only double French gold medalist
Jean Quiquampoix joins Philippe Héberlé (1984), Jean-Pierre Amat (1996) and Franck Dumoulin (2000) in the club of blue shooters who won gold at the Olympic Games, registering as the only double blue medalist. The 25m pistol unfolds in the final four sets of five shots, all fired in four seconds. Shooters must combine calm, precision and speed. In this game, the French beat the Cuban Leuris Pupo and the Chinese Yuehong Li.
All smiles, he confided to France Télévisions: “
I've been working hard for this medal for five years, it's a satisfaction. I am extremely happy. You might think it went like clockwork, but it was emotionally hard not to drop anything on every ball, every impact to hit the mark. Through hard work, it succeeds. Paris 2024 is in the back of mind. We will have to re-mobilize to continue hunting for medals.
»In Tokyo, after this perfect shot, France has 22nd medal, including 6 gold.
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