European Cup final in Thun: Austrian one-two for Diem and Thum
Austria secured a one-two finish at the ESC Lapua European Cup final in Thun. Patrick Diem won the men's three-position event with 592 points ahead of Andreas Thum on 590. Switzerland's Gilles Dufaux took bronze. The Austrian Shooting Federation reported the results on 2 October.
Austria secured a one-two finish at the ESC Lapua European Cup final in Thun. Patrick Diem won the men's three-position event with 592 points ahead of Andreas Thum on 590. Switzerland's Gilles Dufaux took bronze. The Austrian Shooting Federation reported the results on 2 October.
The event ran from 28 September to 2 October, with shooting at 300 m / 328.1 yrd. The three-position competition tested participants in kneeling, prone and standing positions.
In the prone event, Slovenia's Rajmond Debevec achieved a perfect 600 out of 600. Jiri Privratsky of Czechia and Per Sandberg of Sweden followed on 599 each. Andreas Thum placed fifth with 597, leaving just three points between the winner and fifth place.
The standard rifle field was also closely matched. Peter Sidi won with 587 points ahead of Jiri Privratsky, who had the same total. Jenny Vatne scored 586 to finish third.
Among 16 three-position competitors, Alexander Schmirl finished seventh with 584 and Dominic Einwaller thirteenth with 580. In the 34-strong prone field, Schmirl placed ninth with 597 and Diem thirteenth with 595. In the standard-rifle event with 15 entrants, Diem scored 584 for ninth and Einwaller 579 for tenth.