Kateřina Emmons, born Kateřina Kůrková on 17 November 1983, is a Czech sport shooter who competed at the Summer Olympic Games on three occasions. She won a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics. At the 2008 Summer Olympics she won her first Olympic gold medal in the women's 10 metre air rifle event and a silver medal in the 50 metre rifle three positions event. In addition to her Olympic medals she won gold and silver medals at the World Shooting Championships, which places her among the leading rifle shooters of her generation.
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born 17 November 1983
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She won a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
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Kateřina Emmons (née Kůrková (Czech pronunciation: [ˈkatɛr̝ɪna ˈkuːrkovaː], born 17 November 1983) is a Czech sport shooter.
Competed In: 2004 Summer Olympics, lead paragraph, competed-in
She won a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Competed In: 2008 Summer Olympics, lead paragraph, competed-in
At the 2008 Summer Olympics, 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 event.
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