Kateřina Emmons

Kateřina Emmons

Personal information
Nationality	Czech Republic
Born	November 17, 1983 (1983-11-17) Plzen, Czech Republic
Residence	Plzen, Czech Republic Grand Rapids, United States
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	54 kilograms (120 lb)
Sport
Sport	Shooting
Event(s)	AR40, STR3X20, STR60PR
Club	SKP Rapid Plzen
Coached by	Petr Kurka
Medal record Olympic Games Gold 2008 AR40 Silver 2008 STR3X20 Bronze 2004 AR40 World Championships Gold 2002 AR40 Silver 2006 AR40 ISSF World Cup Final Bronze 2004 AR40 Bronze 2007 AR40 European Championships Gold 2004 AR40 Gold 2007 AR40 Silver 2008 AR40 Bronze 2006 AR40

Kateřina Emmons, née Kůrková (Czech pronunciation: [ˈkatɛr̝ɪna ˈkuːrkovaː]) (born 17 November 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.

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
50 metre rifle three positions	27th 565	2 ! Silver 586+101.7
10 metre air rifle	3 ! Bronze 398+103.1	1 ! Gold 400+103.5

Personal life

Emmons is married to American Olympic rifle shooter Matthew Emmons. 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. Her father currently coaches the Australian shooting team.

External links

• Kateřina Emmons on the IOC website