Katerina Emmons


Country
Birth date
Age
17/11/1983 - Plzen (CZE) 
29
Height
Weight
Gender
165 cm / 5'5" 
54 kg / 119 lbs 
F
Sport
EMMONS Katerina

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RankEventYearLocationResult
Olympic Games
110m Air Rifle2008Beijing, CHN503.5
250m Rifle 3 Positions2008Beijing, CHN687.7
310m Air Rifle2004Athens, GRE501.1
2750m Rifle 3 Positions2004Athens, GRE565
World Championships
110m Air Rifle2002Lahti, FIN502.1
210m Air Rifle2006Zagreb, CRO501.8
1910m Air Rifle2010Munich, GER396
European Championships
210m Air Rifle2012Vierumaki, FIN502.2
510m Air Rifle2011Brescia, ITA499.8
World Cup
110m Air Rifle2012Milan, ITA505.5
110m Air Rifle2010Sydney, NSW, AUS503.1
250m Rifle 3 Positions2012Milan, ITA684.2
210m Air Rifle2011Munich, GER501.8

Nickname

Katy (Czech Media Guide 2004)

Hobbies

Drawing, wood carving, photography, cycling, running, skiing and mountaineering. (Czech Media Guide 2004)

Occupation

Athlete, Physiotherapist

Education

Physiotherapy

Family

Husband Matthew Emmons, daughter Julia

Language(s) spoken

Czech, English

Club name

SKP Rapid Plzen, Plzen, CZE

Coach

Petr Kurka [father] (CZE) (ISSF, 2012)

Handedness

Right (ISSF, 2012)

Other sports

Her husband Matthew Emmons is also an Olympic shooter, winning gold in the 50m rifle prone event at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. (guardian.co.uk, 24 Feb 2012)

Debut

2002 for Czech Republic (zlate-mince.cz, 28 Feb 2012)

Additional information

Start of sporting career
Since 1997 in the Czech Republic. (ISSF, 23 Feb 2012)

Reason for taking up this sport
She competed in swimming until an illness prevented her from training. She took up shooting at the suggestion of her father who was a shooter himself. (hunting.about.com, 24 Feb 2012)

Hero
Czech athlete Emil Zatopek, and her father. (Czech Media Guide 2004)

Awards
She was named the 2008 International Shooter of the Year. (ISSF, 06 Apr 2009)

She was voted the 2002 Czech Junior Sportsperson of the Year. (Czech Media Guide 2004, radio.cz, 21 Jan 2004)

Previous Olympics

Beijing 2008, Athens 2004


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