Kateřina Emmons (''née'' Kůrková (, born 17 November 1983) is a

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sport shooter Shooting sports is a group of competitive and recreational sporting activities involving proficiency tests of accuracy, precision and speed in shooting — the art of using ranged weapons, mainly small arms (firearms and airguns, in forms such ...

. She participated in the Summer Olympic Games on three occasions. She won a bronze medal at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (), and officially branded as Athens 2004 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens, Greece. The Games saw 10,625 athletes ...

. At the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fro ...

, Emmons won her first gold medal in women's 10 metre air rifle competition, and a silver medal in the

50 metre rifle three positions 50 meter rifle three positions (formerly known as one of four free rifle disciplines) is an International Shooting Sport Federation event, a miniature version of 300 meter rifle three positions. It consists of the kneeling, prone, and standing ...

event. In addition to her Olympic medals, Emmons won gold and silver medals at the World Shooting Championships.

Career

Early in her career, Kůrková won gold at the 2002 ISSF World Shooting Championships in the 10 metre air rifle competition. At the

, Kůrková 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. At the

2006 ISSF World Shooting Championships The 49th ISSF World Shooting Championships were held in Zagreb, Croatia from July 22, 2006, to August 5, 2006. __NOTOC__ Medal count World records A total of 15 world records were bettered or equalled during the championships. Rifle even ...

Kůrková was unable to defend her 2002 title but finished second for a silver medal. Emmons won the first gold medal of the

in Beijing ahead of 2004 champion and favourite for the competition,

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. 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. A few days later Emmons won another Olympic medal, this time silver, in the 50 metre rifle three positions event behind champion

. Emmons participated at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

in London and reached the 10 metre air rifle final, but missed out on a medal after finishing fourth. In 2015 she announced the end of her shooting career. In 2018, Emmons had been appointed as a consultant shooting coach with the Czech

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team.

Olympic results

Records

Personal life

Emmons is married to American Olympic rifle shooter Matthew Emmons. They met at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens and married near

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on 30 June 2007. The couple has four children.

References

External links

Kateřina Emmons on the 2008 Beijing Olympics website
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