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Jason Turner on National Public Radio
Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 8:42 am
by timk
I just listened to a 4 minutes story about Jason Turner's award of the bronze medal in MAP in Bejing. If you go to WBHM.org and click on TOP Stories you can replay the story along with the interview with the soft spoken Turner.
Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 8:55 am
by David Levene
It's such a shame that he might be remembered as the person who won a bronze medal because of a doping disqualification.
In reality he should be remembered as one of the best 3 legitimate performers on the day. He earned the medal by right.
edit note: medal colour corrected
Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 9:40 pm
by Guest
Wasn't it a bronze?- Great just the same
Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 2:10 am
by David Levene
Anonymous wrote:Wasn't it a bronze?
You are, of course, correct. My apologies.
Jason Turner on National Public Radio
Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 6:43 am
by bicohen
David is right, of course, but ANY positive NPR story on the shooting sports -- in fact, any story at all -- is a major victory.
BC
Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 7:29 am
by Steve Swartz
No asterisk next to his bronze.
He earned it fair and square.
I couldn't think of a nicer guy, humble competitor and hard working, to end the drought in Men's Pistol medals for the US Team (last men's pistol medal Silver earned by Erich Buljung in Seoul?).
Just because some hoser tried to cheat his way onto the medal stand takes nothing away from Jason . . .
. . . who knew the "unecessary shootoff for fourth place" was actually the tie breaker for Bronze?!?
IT AIN'T OVER TILL IT'S OVER!