Kateřina Emmons

Kateřina Emmons (also Emmonsová), née Kůrková (Czech pronunciation: [ˈkatɛr̝ɪna ˈkuːrkovaː]; born 17 November 1983) is a Czech sport shooter who won three Olympic medals. She 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, as well as a silver medal in the 50 metre rifle three positions event.

Kateřina Emmons
Emmons in 2008
Personal information
Nationality Czech Republic
Born (1983-11-17) 17 November 1983
Plzeň, Czechoslovakia
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
SportShooting
Event(s)AR40, STR3X20
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 1 1
World Championships 1 1 -
European Championships 2 1 1
Olympic Games
2008 Beijing AR40
2008 Beijing STR3X20
2004 Athens AR40
World Championships
2002AR40
2006AR40
ISSF World Cup Final
2004AR40
2007AR40
European Championships
2004AR40
2007AR40
2008AR40
2006AR40

In addition to her Olympic achievements, 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.

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