Kateřina Emmons
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 Czech Republic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
November 17, 1983 Plzen, Czech Republic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence |
Plzen, Czech Republic Grand Rapids, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 54 kg (119 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Shooting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | AR40, STR3X20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kateřina Emmons, née Kůrková (Czech pronunciation: [ˈkatɛr̝ɪna ˈkuːrkovaː]; born November 17, 1983 in Plzeň, Czechoslovakia) is a female Czech sport shooter who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics, where she won a bronze medal, and the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won her first gold medal in the women's 10 metre air rifle competition, and the very first gold medal of that particular games.[1]
On her way to the gold medal, Emmons equalled the qualifying round world record and set a new Olympic record by achieving a maximum score of 400. She then proceeded to set a new Olympic record in the final by totalling 503.5.
Olympic results
| Event | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 |
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| 50 metre rifle three positions | 27th 565 |
 Silver586+101.7 |
32nd 576 |
| 10 metre air rifle |  Bronze398+103.1 |
 Gold400+103.5 |
4th 397+103.3 |
Records
| Current world records held in 10 metre air rifle | ||||||||
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| Women | Qualification | 400 |  Seo Sun-hwa (KOR) Gao Jing (CHN) Lioubov Galkina (RUS) Du Li (CHN) Lioubov Galkina (RUS) Suma Shirur (IND) Lioubov Galkina (RUS) Monika Haselsberger (AUT) Barbara Lechner (GER) Zhao Yinghui (CHN) Wu Liuxi (CHN) Du Li (CHN) Sonja Pfeilschifter (GER) Kateřina Emmons (CZE) Lioubov Galkina (RUS) Yi Siling (CHN) |
April 12, 2002 April 22, 2002 August 24, 2002 June 4, 2003 June 14, 2003 February 13, 2004 February 22, 2004 April 22, 2004 March 5, 2005 April 11, 2005 June 11, 2005 October 4, 2006 May 24, 2008 August 9, 2008 November 5, 2008 August 1, 2010 |
Sydney (AUS) Shanghai (CHN) Munich (GER) Zagreb (CRO) Munich (GER) Kuala Lumpur (MAS) Bangkok (THA) Athens (GRE) Tallinn (EST) Changwon (KOR) Munich (GER) Granada (ESP) Milan (ITA) Beijing (CHN) Bangkok (THA) Munich (GER) |
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Personal life
Emmons is married to American Olympic rifle shooter Matthew Emmons.[2] They met at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens and married in Pilsen on June 30, 2007. They both live and train at the Colorado Springs Olympic Training Center. Their daughter, Julia, was born in 2009. Her father currently coaches the Australian shooting team.
References
- ↑ "Flash: Emmons wins first gold of the Olympic Games". Beijing 2008. August 9, 2008. Retrieved August 9, 2008.
- ↑ European Shooting Page
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