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I think these are the pistols the finalists use for the FP today:
1 CHOI Young Rae 569 (Morini CM84E)
2 WANG Zhiwei 566 (Morini CM84E)
3 ZLATIC Andrija 564 (Hämmerli FP60)
4 HOANG Xuan Vinh 563 (Pardini K22)
5 JIN Jongoh 562 (Morini CM84E)
6 REITZ Christian 560 12x (Hämmerli 150)
7 EKIMOV Leonid 560 7x (TOZ 35)
8 Giordano Giuseppe 559 49.6 (Morini CM84E)

Of course until I see the Web Stream coverage I cannot be sure.

Wow. That final.

Another Morini CM84E Sweep.
1 Republic of Korea JIN Jongoh 562 100.0 662.0
2 Republic of Korea CHOI Young Rae 569 92.5 661.5
3 People's Republic of China WANG Zhiwei 566 92.6 658.6

Choi managed to lose the gold to Jin at the very last shot despite leading the competition almost from start to finish. (8.1 vs 10.2). How Jin managed to dig himself out of the hole I have no idea. He was 7 points behind! Experience I guess. Congrats to Jin, first FP shooter managed to defend his Olympic title, and also first person to win both the AP60 and the FP title at the same game.

IMHO, Reitz is now shooting a Morini (http://www.zimbio.com/photos/Christian+Reitz). And my impression was that Andija Zlatic is using a TOZ. Great final by Jin, only one without a bad shot. Congrats!

Taped the final and watching it now. Ekimov and Zlatic were shooting toz. All the rest were shooting Morini.

True. Pics are up on ISSFs website now, too. Pity though, Hoang has been seen shooting a Pardini in the past, would have been good to see new brands at the top.

Is it just me or does Choi's fp look longer than other morini fps.

What a beautiful photo of Christian Reitz. I wonder how many of you would do the same thing...kissing your own beloved pistol.

Andrija Zlatic, a Walther marksman in Walther's homepage, using a TOZ 35 during the Olympics. Notice how much forward his left hand is...it is to the right side of the belt buckle area.

Leonid Ekimov, another Walther marksman, using the TOZ 35. Notice the front sight.
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Choi....notice the long barrel...the new compensator.

No words can describe this.

Zhiwei Wang, somehow managed to hold on to the Bronze.

The master....and a beautiful photo of him consoling his teammate whom he chased down to snatch the gold. PS. Where can I find Jin's shoes for sale? They look awesome.

Not a bad day! Beat out five other guys, including the world champion, Giuseppe Giordano made it to the finals and made quite a few great shots!

HOANG Xuan Vinh, ditched his Pardini K22 that he used for Olympic qualifying in Vietnam and now using a Morini. Should have been the story of the day. Bronze until the last shot. I hope we will see him more often, especially on a podium soon! Notice the lack of tournament stickers on his grip, a sure sign that he recently started to use this pistol.

XXX Olympiad London Free Pistol 50M Final:
G 1496 JIN Jongoh KOR 562 - 14x 100.0 662.0 (Morini CM84E)
S 1493 CHOI Young Rae KOR 569 - 12x 92.5 661.5 (Morini CM84E)
B 1162 WANG Zhiwei CHN 566 - 08x 92.6 658.6 (Morini CM84E)
4 1923 HOANG Xuan Vinh VIE 563 - 09x 95.5 658.5 (Morini CM84E)
5 1457 GIORDANO Giuseppe ITA 559 - 09x 49.6 97.0 656.0 (Morini CM84E)
6 1763 ZLATIC Andrija SRB 564 - 13x 91.9 655.9 (Tula TOZ-35)
7 1349 REITZ Christian GER 560 - 12x 94.3 654.3 (Morini CM84E)
8 1711 EKIMOV Leonid RUS 560 - 07x 92.0 652.0 (Tula TOZ-35)

OG 2012 G JIN Jongoh KOR
OG 2012 S CHOI Young Rae KOR
OG 2012 B WANG Zhiwei CHN
WCF 2011 ZLATIC Andrija SRB
1 MIKEC Damir SRB
2 MATSUDA Tomoyuki JPN
3 ZHANG Tian CHN
4 ISAKOV Vladimir RUS
5 SCHMIDT Florian GER
6 GIORDANO Giuseppe ITA
7 KAZAK Andrei BLR
8 EKIMOV Leonid RUS
Wild PANICHPATIKUM Jakkrit THA
(Wild SUTIVIRUCH Noppodon THA)

conradin wrote:PS. Where can I find Jin's shoes for sale? They look awesome.

I think in another thread they are identified as weightlifting shoes.

Jin's (red), and Choi's (White)


http://www.dynamic-eleiko.com/products/shoesFR.html
How rigid is the sole compare with shooting shoes like Corami or Sauer? The Korean team must have figured something out by using these shoes.