Dominic Grazioli Wins World Cup USA Bronze Medal in Men's Trap
The 2008 ISSF World Cup USA for Shotgun concluded May 10 with Dominic Grazioli (San Antonio, Texas) claiming a bronze medal for the U.S. in Men's Trap. Australia's Michael Diamond captured the gold and Massimiliano Mola from Italy took the silver.
Two-time Olympic gold medalist Diamond claimed the gold medal after shooting a perfect score of 25 targets in the final, finishing with a total score of 148 targets and matching his own world record.
After the final, Grazioli, a 2008 U.S. Olympic Team member, Mola and 2004 Olympic gold medalist Alexey Alipov (Russia) were tied at 143 targets. In the shoot-off, Alipov missed his first target, which eliminated him for medal contention. Mola hit two targets to Grazioli's one target, to claim the silver, while Grazioli took the bronze. Alipov finished in fourth place and Italian shooters Rodolfo Vigano, a 2000 Olympian, and Mauro De Filippis took fifth and sixth places with 142 and 141 targets respectively.