Apr 29, 2021 The distance between success and failure on the grandest scale is measured in millimeters. Glory is so painfully close to anguish that the tiniest mistake can lead to a lifetime of regret. But sometimes in even the most humiliating defeat, there is an even more lasting triumph. This is the Forgotten History of a Shot Through the Heart. As the 2004 Olympics in Athens approached, Matthew Emmons was at the top of his game. Widely considered one of the best rifle shooters in the world, he was the junior world record holder in the 50-meter three positions event and had just won the International Shooting Sport Federation’s World Cup in both the three positions and the 50-meter prone.