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The 20-year old American shooter hit 70 targets to finish in first place, while three shooters fought behind her to secure a spot on the podium.

Janessa Jo Beaman of the United States of America became the new Trap Women Junior World Champion, today, winning a tough match at the 2011 ISSF Shotgun World Championship held at the Kovilovo Shooting Range of Belgrade, Serbia, from the 3rd to the 14th of September.

The 1991’s Trap shooter from Colorado Springs secured the brightest medal after the third competition series, with an overral score of 70 hits out of 75 targets. Today’s was her second international competition, as she had participated in this year’s ISSF World Cup Stage in Beijing (CHN), where she had placed in 16th in the open category.

The Silver and the Bronze medal were decided by a shoot-off: three shooters, all of them qualified with 68 hits, had to take part in “sudden death” match to decide the winner of the two medals.

It was Turkey’s Safiye Sariturk, 14-year old, who secured the Silver medal after hitting 2 out of 2 targets, leaving the Bronze medal to Australia’s 19-year old Kelly Coogan the Bronze with 1 hits, and Italy’s 15-year old Alessia Iezzi the forth place with 0 hits in the shoot-off.

Beaman’s great result also lifted the USA’s team (Janessa Jo Beaman, Miranda Wilder and Ashley Carroll) on the highest step of the teams’ podium with an overall score of 201 hits.

The Italian team (Alessia Iezzi, Silvana Stanco and Alessia Montanino) followed in second, securing the Trap Women Junior Teams Silver with a combined score of 191 hits, while the Bronze medal went to the Czech Republic (Lucie Rylichova, Gabriela Michalokva and Rozalie Vojkuvkova) with 184 hits.

The 20-year old American shooter hit 70 targets to finish in first place, while three shooters fought behind her to secure a spot on the podium.

Janessa Jo Beaman of the United States of America became the new Trap Women Junior World Champion, today, winning a tough match at the 2011 ISSF Shotgun World Championship held at the Kovilovo Shooting Range of Belgrade, Serbia, from the 3^rd to the 14^th of September.

The 1991’s Trap shooter from Colorado Springs secured the brightest medal after the third competition series, with an overral score of 70 hits out of 75 targets. Today’s was her second international competition, as she had participated in this year’s ISSF World Cup Stage in Beijing (CHN), where she had placed in 16^th in the open category.

The Silver and the Bronze medal were decided by a shoot-off: three shooters, all of them qualified with 68 hits, had to take part in “sudden death” match to decide the winner of the two medals.

It was Turkey’s Safiye Sariturk, 14-year old, who secured the Silver medal after hitting 2 out of 2 targets, leaving the Bronze medal to Australia’s 19-year old Kelly Coogan the Bronze with 1 hits, and Italy’s  15-year old Alessia Iezzi the forth place with 0 hits in the shoot-off.

Beaman’s great result also lifted the USA’s team (Janessa Jo Beaman, Miranda Wilder and Ashley Carroll) on the highest step of the teams’ podium with an overall score of 201 hits.

The Italian team (Alessia Iezzi, Silvana Stanco and Alessia Montanino) followed in second, securing the Trap Women Junior Teams Silver with a combined score of 191 hits, while the Bronze medal went to the Czech Republic (Lucie Rylichova, Gabriela Michalokva and Rozalie Vojkuvkova) with 184 hits.

The People’s Republic of China won amost all at today’s Trap Women Junior event, securing the individual Gold and Silver medals, and the team Gold.

The Trap Junior Women individual competition was won by the 18-year old Chinese shooter QI Quiwen, who had never competed before in an international shooting match before. With three series of 22, 25 and again 22 hits out of 25 targets, the young Chinese athlete finished up in first place with a total score of 69 targets.

QI’s teammate, the 20-year old XU Tian, also a first time participants, closed the match in second place with a total score of 68 +1 hits. XU shot-off the British athlete Rachel YARDY (Bronze medallist at the last European Championship of Osijek), who finished in third place grabbing Bronze with a total score of 68 +0 targets.

China won the team Gold with a new record
Thanks to the excellent results reached by QI Quiwen and XU Tian, and to the sixth place of WANG Yajun, the Chinese flag was raised upon the team’s podium. The three teammates shot a total score of 202 targets, setting a new Junior World Record in this event.

Spain and USA in second and third place
The Spanish team, holder of the record shattered by team China, closed the match in second place. Eva Maria CLEMENTE, Karina CANTARERO and Aitana DIAZ secured the Silver medal with a total score of 186 hits.

The United States of America (Molly BENDER, Brandi Elizabet HOBBS and Kayle BROWNING) won team Bronze with a total score of 185 targets, missing Silver only by one target.