Kateřina Emmons

Kateřina Emmons

Personal information
Nationality	Czech Republic
Born	(1983-11-17) November 17, 1983 Plzen, Czech Republic
Residence	Plzen, Czech Republic Grand Rapids, United States
Height
Weight	54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
Sport	Shooting
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 2002 AR40 2006 AR40 ISSF World Cup Final 2004 AR40 2007 AR40 European Championships 2004 AR40 2007 AR40 2008 AR40 2006 AR40

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.

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
50 metre rifle three positions	27th 565	Silver 586+101.7	32nd 576
10 metre air rifle	Bronze 398+103.1	Gold 400+103.5	4th 397+103.3

Records

Current world records held in 10 metre air rifle
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)

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. Their daughter, Julia, was born in 2009. Her father currently coaches the Australian shooting team.

External links

• Kateřina Emmons on the IOC website