Catherine SKINNER
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Shooting
ShootingCatherine SKINNER - Schedule
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Fri, 13 Apr
9:00
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Women's Trap Qualification |
Finished |
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Biographical Information
Highlights:
| Year | Location | Event | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Glasgow, SCO | Trap Women | 5 |
| Year | Location | Event | Rank |
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| 2016 | Rio de Janeiro, BRA | Trap Women | 1 |
| Year | Location | Event | Rank |
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| 2017 | Moscow, RUS | Trap Women | 2 |
| 2015 | Lonato, ITA | Trap Women | 37 |
| 2014 | Granada, ESP | Trap Women | 3 |
| 2013 | Lima, PER | Trap Women | 10 |
| 2011 | Belgrade, SER | Trap Women | 5 |
Hobbies:
Drawing, skiing, snowboarding, ice skating (Athlete, 7 Jul 2017)
Occupation: Engineer (Athlete, 7 Jul 2017)
Education: Engineering (chemical) at RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (Athlete, 7 Jul 2017)
Languages spoken: English
Coach:
NATIONAL: Adam VELLA (AUS) (Athlete, 7 Jul 2017)
Position style: Right-eye, right-hand (writing left) (Athlete, 7 Jul 2017)
Reason: Picked up the sport as a family activity. "I wanted to beat my brother and dad." (Athlete, 7 Jul 2017)
Ambition: "Get another gold at major international competitions to get a full set of gold medals." (Athlete, 7 Jul 2017)
Memorable: Winning gold medal in women's trap at Rio 2016 Olympic Games. (Athlete, 7 Jul 2017)
Hero: English explorer and writer Mary KINGSLEY, as she is fearless and ahead of her time. (Athlete, 7 Jul 2017)
Influence: Mother Anne and father Ken (Athlete, 7 Jul 2017)
Ritual: "Ben & Jerry's ice cream the night before a competition." (Athlete, 7 Jul 2017)
FINAL SUCCESS
Made the final at Rio 2016 Olympic Games after a final-place shoot-off with Cynthia MEYER (CAN), then set an Olympic record of 14 out of 15 in the semifinal, and came from two shots down against Natalie ROONEY (NZL) to win gold. (glasgow2014.com, 2014; heraldsun.com.au, 8 Aug 2016)
FALSE IMPRESSION
"I've had plenty of awkward questions about guns, where people just assume that I was out killing things. We do use it for a genuine sport. It is a skilled sport. You don't understand how difficult and mental this sport is." (The West Australian, 9 Aug 2016)
OAM
Received medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in 2017. (shootingaustralia.org, 26 Jan 2017)
STUDY JUGGLE
Took seven years to complete four-year chemical engineering degree in 2015, following a three-and-a-half year break to continue shooting. (Athlete, 7 Jul 2017)
BLUESCOPE PROGRAMÂ
Finished fifth in the trap final at 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow after qualifying first, having struggled with the pressure. Volunteered for an Australian Institute of Sport career development program as a way of creating a Plan B to help her perform at Rio 2016 Olympics. The program pairs business executives with elite female athletes for a year of cross-mentoring. In November 2015, SKINNER was paired with Louis WHANT, a hot coil pressing and dispatch manager at BlueScope's Port Kembla plant. Through the program, SKINNER recognised her skills were transferable to the corporate world, reassuring her of a career once shooting is over. Went into Rio 2016 more grounded than in 2014, and has the confidence to pursue the business opportunities that have arisen for her as an Olympic athlete. (The Australian, 17 Nov 2017)
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Legend
: Gold
: Silver
: Bronze
: Gold Medal Event
: Bronze Medal Event
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