Nationality Australia Name Catherine Skinner Event(s) Trap shooting | Sport Sport shooter Country Australia | |
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Born 11 February 1990 (age 34) ( 1990-02-11 ) Mansfield, Australia | ||
Catherine skinner gets gold in women s trap shooting
Catherine Ann Skinner (born 11 February 1990) is an Australian sport shooter. In 2016, she became an Olympic gold medalist.
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Early life
Skinner was born to Ken and Anne Skinner. She has two brothers, Andrew and Craig.
Career
Skinner won Australia’s only shooting medal at the 2013 Summer Universiade when she won gold in the trap event. 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.
Personal life
Skinner graduated from RMIT in 2015, with a degree in Chemical Engineering. She found her studies challenging, taking a total of eight years to complete due to the fact that she was travelling to compete. She worked at Dow Chemical for three months in 2017.
