Guo claims Olympic record and gold in Women's 10m Air Pistol

China's Guo Wenjun won the gold medal in the Women's 10m Air Pistol in Beijing on August 10. Guo, 24, was outstanding in the final, shooting a score of 102.3 which took her total score to 492.3 -- an Olympic record for the final score.

The silver medal was won by Natalia Paderina of Russia (489.1 points) and the bronze medal was won by Nino Salukvadze of Georgia (487.4 points).

To win the gold medal, World No. 1 Guo needed to beat Paderina, who shot an Olympic record 391 in the qualification round. The previous qualification Olympic record was 390, set by Russian Marina Logvinenko at Atlanta 1996.

However, Guo, who equaled the previous Olympic record with 390 in the qualification round, shot incredibly well in the final. Paderina gave her Chinese opponent a helping hand by shooting poorly on her second shot, scoring 8.5.

Eight of Guo's ten shots were above 10 points, with the highest score, 10.8, coming on her ninth shot. Paderina's performance flailed and she shot below 10 points on her last three shots.

Salukvadze comfortably won the bronze over Belarusian Viktoria Chaika, who shot a total of 482.0 points.

With 387 in the qualification round, Mongolia's Munkzul Tsogbadrah had a great opportunity to win the bronze medal. However, the 27-year-old Mongolian's game fell apart in the final with a series of poor shots.