Jin Jong-oh

Jin Jong-oh is a South Korean sport shooter who won four Olympic medals, including three consecutive gold medals in the 50-metre pistol event.

2012 Summer Olympics: The Summer Olympic Games held in London from 27 July to 12 August 2012. Jin won gold in both the 10-metre and 50-metre pistol events in London.
Pistol shooting: A shooting sport in which competitors use pistols to hit targets under prescribed rules and distances. It is the broader discipline in which Jin competed internationally.
Olympic record: The best recorded performance in an event at the Olympic Games. Jin’s 2012 50-metre pistol score set an Olympic record.
Kim Rhode: An American sport shooter who won six consecutive Olympic medals in shotgun events. Rhode’s multi-Games medal run contrasts with Jin’s consecutive golds in a single pistol event.
2008 Summer Olympics: The Summer Olympic Games held in Beijing from 8 to 24 August 2008. Jin won his first Olympic gold in the 50-metre pistol event in Beijing.
10 metre air pistol: An Olympic shooting event in which competitors fire air pistols at targets 10 metres away. Jin won Olympic gold in this event alongside his 50-metre title in 2012.
Olympic Games: An international multisport event held every four years, with athletes representing national Olympic committees. Jin’s repeated victories became part of the Games’ history.
Ralf Schumann: A German sport shooter who won three Olympic gold medals in the 25-metre rapid-fire pistol. Schumann’s Olympic success came in a different pistol discipline from Jin’s signature event.
2016 Summer Olympics: The Summer Olympic Games held in Rio de Janeiro from 5 to 21 August 2016. His Rio gold completed three consecutive Olympic titles in the 50-metre pistol.
ISSF: The International Shooting Sport Federation, which governs international shooting competitions and their rules. Its regulations define the events and formats in which Jin won Olympic medals.

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