Kateřina Emmons (née Kůrková (Czech pronunciation: [ˈkatɛr̝ɪna ˈkuːrkovaː], born 17 November 1983) is a Czech sport shooter. She won a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Emmons won her first gold medal in women's 10 metre air rifle competition,[1] and a silver medal in the 50 metre rifle three positions event.
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| Nationality |  Czech Republic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 November 1983 Plzeň, Czechoslovakia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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Prior to participating in the Olympic Games, Emmons won gold at the 2002 ISSF World Shooting Championships in the 10 metre air rifle competition, and a silver medal four years later in 2006.
Career
editAt the 2004 Summer Olympics, Emmons won a bronze medal in the 10 metre air rifle competition and finished 27th in her second event, the 50-metre rifle three-position event. She won the first gold medal of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing ahead of 2004 champion and favourite for the competition, Du Li. Emmons equalled the world record and set a new Olympic Record in the qualifying round by achieving a maximum score of 400. She then proceeded to set a new Olympic Record in the final by scoring a total of 503.5 points.[2]
In 2018, Emmons had been appointed as a consultant shooting coach with the Czech biathlon team.[3]
Olympic results
edit| 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
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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)
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12 April 2002 22 April 2002 24 August 2002 4 June 2003 14 June 2003 13 February 2004 22 February 2004 22 April 2004 5 March 2005 11 April 2005 11 June 2005 4 October 2006 24 May 2008 9 August 2008 5 November 2008 1 August 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
editEmmons is married to American Olympic rifle shooter Matthew Emmons.[4][better source needed] They met at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens whilst she was commentating for Czech Television,[5] and married in Plzeň on 30 June 2007. The couple has four children: Julie (2009), Martin Henry (2013), Emma (2015), and Gabriela Maja (2017).[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ "Flash: Emmons wins first gold of the Olympic Games". Beijing 2008. Olympic Games Committee. 9 August 2008. Archived from the original on 12 August 2008.
- ^ "Czech shooter Katerina Emmons wins first gold medal of Beijing Olympics". The Daily Telegraph. 9 August 2008. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ Johnstone, Ben (5 June 2018). "Norwegian Egil Gjelland Appointed Biathlon Head Trainer". Czech Radio. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ "European Shooting Confederation". European Shooting Confederation. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ "London 2012: Is Matt Emmons America's unluckiest Olympian?". BBC Sport. BBC. 7 June 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
