Catherine Skinner

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Nationality Australia
Born (1990-02-11) 11 February 1990 (age 35)
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Catherine Skinner
Personal information
Nationality Australia
Born (1990-02-11) 11 February 1990 (age 35)
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportSport shooter
Event
Trap shooting
Medal record
Women's shooting
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio de JaneiroTrap
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2017 MoscowTrap
Silver medal – second place2023 BakuTrap team
Bronze medal – third place2013 LimaTrap team
Bronze medal – third place2014 GranadaTrap
Bronze medal – third place2022 OsijekTrap team
Oceania Championships
Silver medal – second place2017 Gold CoastTrap
Bronze medal – third place2011 SydneyTrap
Bronze medal – third place2015 SydneyTrap
Universiade
Gold medal – first place2013 KazanTrap
Silver medal – second place2011 ShenzhenTrap
Bronze medal – third place2015 GwangjuTrap
Updated on 8 August 2016

Catherine Ann Skinner OAM (born 11 February 1990) is an Australian sport shooter.[1][2] In 2016, she became an Olympic gold medalist.

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]

Recognition

References

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