Shooting
- Men's 10 m air rifle: China's Zhu Qinan, 702.7 points (August 16)
- previous record of 702.5 was set in June 2003 by Jason Parker
- Men's 10 m running target (30+30 shots): Germany's Manfred Kurzer, 590 points (August 19)
- previous record of 588 was set in May 2002 by Igor Kolesov, and tied in July 2002 by Yang Ling
Read more about this topic: World Records At The 2004 Summer Olympics
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“Power ceases in the instant of repose; it resides in the moment of transition from a past to a new state, in the shooting of the gulf, in the darting to an aim.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
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All be born in the yellow wind.”
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