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'''Catherine Skinner''' {{post-nominals|country=AUS|OAM}} (born 11 February 1990) is an Australian [[Sport shooting|sport shooter]].<ref name="Commonwealth profile">{{cite web |url=http://results.glasgow2014.com/athlete/shooting/1030585/catherine_skinner.html|title=Glasgow 2014 profile |accessdate=7 September 2014 |work=}}</ref> In 2016 she became an Olympic gold medalist.


'''Catherine Ann Skinner''' {{post-nominals|country=AUS|OAM}} (born 11 February 1990) is an Australian [[Sport shooting|sport shooter]].<ref name="Commonwealth profile">{{cite web |url=http://results.glasgow2014.com/athlete/shooting/1030585/catherine_skinner.html |title=Glasgow 2014 profile |access-date=7 September 2014 |archive-date=7 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140907170557/http://results.glasgow2014.com/athlete/shooting/1030585/catherine_skinner.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://corporate.olympics.com.au/news/olympians-awarded-top-australia-day-honours|title=Olympians awarded top Australia Day Honours|access-date=2017-08-08|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180414210544/http://corporate.olympics.com.au/news/olympians-awarded-top-australia-day-honours|archive-date=14 April 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2016, she became an Olympic gold medalist.
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Skinner won Australia’s only shooting medal at the [[2013 Summer Universiade]] when she won gold in the trap event.<ref>{{cite web|title=Catherine Skinner|url=http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/athlete/catherine-skinner|website=rio2016.olympics.com.au|publisher=[[Australian Olympic Committee]]|accessdate=7 August 2016}}</ref> She competed in the [[Shooting at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Women's trap|women's trap]] event at the [[2014 Commonwealth Games]] where she reached the semifinals. She competed in the [[Shooting at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's trap|women's trap]] event at the [[2016 Summer Olympics]] and won a gold medal.<ref>{{cite news|title=Rio Olympics 2016: Kiwi shooter Natalie Rooney takes silver |url= http://www.nzherald.co.nz/olympics/news/article.cfm?c_id=502&objectid=11689110 |accessdate=8 August 2016 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]]|date=8 August 2016}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Skinner was born to Ken and Anne Skinner. She has two brothers, Andrew and Craig.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/olympics-2016/catherine-skinner-overcomes-doubts-to-close-deal-and-clinch-olympic-gold/news-story/e6de1961918736d91cea0880c26591f4|title='I have been there before when I have fallen to pieces'|access-date=2017-08-08}}</ref>

== Career ==
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Skinner won Australia's only shooting medal at the [[2013 Summer Universiade]] when she won gold in the trap event.<ref>{{cite web|title=Catherine Skinner|url=http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/athlete/catherine-skinner|website=rio2016.olympics.com.au|publisher=[[Australian Olympic Committee]]|access-date=7 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012050643/http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/athlete/catherine-skinner|archive-date=12 October 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> She competed in the [[Shooting at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Women's trap|women's trap]] event at the [[2014 Commonwealth Games]] where she reached the semifinals. She competed in the [[Shooting at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's trap|women's trap]] event at the [[2016 Summer Olympics]] and won a gold medal.<ref>{{cite news|title=Rio Olympics 2016: Kiwi shooter Natalie Rooney takes silver |url= http://www.nzherald.co.nz/olympics/news/article.cfm?c_id=502&objectid=11689110 |access-date=8 August 2016 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]]|date=8 August 2016}}</ref> Skinner missed out on the finals in the women's trap at the [[2018 Commonwealth Games]], finishing in 8th place.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://au.sports.yahoo.com/commonwealth-games-2018/a/39839758/rio-champ-skinner-misses-trap-finals/|title=Rio champ Skinner misses trap finals|access-date=2018-04-13|language=en-AU}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Skinner graduated from [[RMIT University|RMIT]] in 2015, with a degree in chemical engineering.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rmit.edu.au/news/all-news/2016/august/rmit-student-leads-australian-athletes-in-rio|title=RMIT graduate wins gold in Rio - RMIT University|website=www.rmit.edu.au|language=en|access-date=2017-08-08}}</ref> She found her studies challenging,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.mamamia.com.au/catherine-skinner-gold-rio-2/|title=Meet Australian shooter Catherine Skinner. She just won Olympic gold.|date=2016-08-08|work=Mamamia|access-date=2017-08-08|language=en-US}}</ref> taking a total of eight years to complete due to the fact that she was travelling to compete.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.com.au/rio-2016-olympics-skinner-wins-gold-5-things-know-about-victorian-shooting-girl-1524668|title=Rio 2016 Olympics: Skinner wins gold, 5 things to know about the Victorian shooting girl|website=www.ibtimes.com.au|date=8 August 2016 |language=en|access-date=2017-08-08}}</ref> She worked at [[Dow Chemical Company|Dow Chemical]] for three months in 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://corporate.olympics.com.au/news/one-year-on-from-skinner-s-trap-gold|title=One year on from Skinner's Trap Gold|access-date=2017-08-08|language=en}}</ref>

==Recognition==
Skinner was awarded the [[Medal of the Order of Australia]] (OAM) in the [[2017 Australia Day Honours]] for "service to sport as a gold medallist at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games."<ref name=S1>[http://www.gg.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/honours/ad/ad2017/slkh83xzcb/O%20of%20A%20-%20Gazette.pdf Order of Australia awards - summary] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170126101832/https://www.gg.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/honours/ad/ad2017/slkh83xzcb/O%20of%20A%20-%20Gazette.pdf |date=26 January 2017 }}, 26 January 2017, www.gg.gov.au</ref>


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Latest revision as of 14:57, 22 August 2024

Catherine Skinner
OAM
Personal information
Nationality Australien
Born (1990-02-11) 11 February 1990 (age 34)
Mansfield, Victoria, Australia
Height172 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb; 12 st 8 lb)
Sport
LandAustralien
SportSport shooter
EventTrap shooting
Medal record
Women's shooting
Representing  Australien
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Trap
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Moscow Trap
Silver medal – second place 2023 Baku Trap team
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Lima Trap team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Granada Trap
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Osijek Trap team
Oceania Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Gold Coast Trap
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Sydney Trap
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Sydney Trap
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kazan Trap
Silver medal – second place 2011 Shenzhen Trap
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Gwangju Trap
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.

Early life

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Skinner was born to Ken and Anne Skinner. She has two brothers, Andrew and Craig.[3]

Career

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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

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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

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Skinner was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the 2017 Australia Day Honours for "service to sport as a gold medallist at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games."[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Glasgow 2014 profile". Archived from the original on 7 September 2014. 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. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  10. ^ "One year on from Skinner's Trap Gold". Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  11. ^ Order of Australia awards - summary Archived 26 January 2017 at the Wayback Machine, 26 January 2017, www.gg.gov.au
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