French Laurent Cussigh was the most accurate in 25m Standard Pistol Men Junior

17 September 2019 — Views: 483

Tuesday was the day of his life today when he won the European Championship in 25m Standard Pistol Men Junior. He won gold only with 1 point difference before Czech Matej Rampula. German Florian Peter shot bronze.

"It was a very difficult competition. I was ever so excited and it was very hard to concentrate while this was my first competition in European Championship and here in Lonato. But some way I managed to control myself. This victory is so great. My heart is still jumping", explained Cussigh when waiting for the beginning of victory ceremony.

Matej Rampula’s team of Czech Republic came and won gold in team competition with result 1689. The team consisted of Matej Rampula (571), Antonin Tupy (561) and Jan Vildomec (557). Italy won silver and lost the gold with one point (1688). Russian Federation won bronze (1673).

Results can be found here.

Photos can be found here.

Videos can be found here.

Risto Aarrekivi

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