Kateřina Emmons
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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,[1] as well as a silver medal in the 50 metre rifle three positions event.
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Nationality | Czech Republic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1983-11-17) 17 November 1983 (age 40) 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.