Matt Emmons was known until yesterday as the American who famously squandered a gold medal by firing his final shot at the wrong target at the 2004 Olympics.

From now on, Emmons will be better known as half of a hot-shooting US-Czech couple that won three, and possibly four, medals at the Beijing Olympics - incorrigible love birds who snatched headlines from the sharpshooting Chinese hosts.

"Shooting is a wonderful sport," Emmons said when asked if he is happy to lose the "man-who-shot-the-wrong-target" tag after he won the silver medal in a thrilling duel in the 50m rifle prone.