Catherine Ann Skinner OAM (born 11 February 1990) is an Australian sport shooter.[1][2] In 2016, she became an Olympic gold medalist.
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| Nationality |  Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 February 1990 Mansfield, Victoria, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 172 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb; 12 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Sport shooter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Trap shooting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
Skinner was born to Ken and Anne Skinner. She has two brothers, Andrew and Craig.[3]
Career
Skinner won Australia's only shooting medal at the 2013 Summer Universiade when she won gold in the trap event.[4] She competed in the women's trap event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where she reached the semifinals. She competed in the women's trap event at the 2016 Summer Olympics and won a gold medal.[5] Skinner missed out on the finals in the women's trap at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, finishing in 8th place.[6]
Personal life
Skinner graduated from RMIT in 2015, with a degree in Chemical Engineering.[7] She found her studies challenging,[8] taking a total of eight years to complete due to the fact that she was travelling to compete.[9] She worked at Dow Chemical for three months in 2017.[10]
References
External links
- Catherine Skinner at ISSF
- Catherine Skinner at Olympedia
- Catherine Skinner at the Australian Olympic Committee
- Catherine Skinner at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
