Catherine Skinner

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

Catherine Skinner
Personal information
Nationality Australia
Born (1990-02-11) 11 February 1990
Mansfield, Victoria, Australia
Height172 cm (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb; 12 st 8 lb)
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportSport shooter
Event(s)Trap shooting
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Women's shooting
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de JaneiroWomen's trap
ISSF World Shooting Championships
2014 GranadaWomen's trap
Universiade
2013 KazanWomen's Trap
2011 ShenzenWomen's trap
2015 GwangjuWomen's trap
Updated on 8 August 2016.

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
  1. "Glasgow 2014 profile". Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  2. "Olympians awarded top Australia Day Honours". Archived from the original on 14 April 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  3. "'I have been there before when I have fallen to pieces'". Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  4. "Catherine Skinner". rio2016.olympics.com.au. Australian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  5. "Rio Olympics 2016: Kiwi shooter Natalie Rooney takes silver". The New Zealand Herald. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  6. "Rio champ Skinner misses trap finals". Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  7. "RMIT graduate wins gold in Rio - RMIT University". www.rmit.edu.au. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  8. "Meet Australian shooter Catherine Skinner. She just won Olympic gold". Mamamia. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  9. "Rio 2016 Olympics: Skinner wins gold, 5 things to know about the Victorian shooting girl". www.ibtimes.com.au. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  10. "One year on from Skinner's Trap Gold". Retrieved 8 August 2017.


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