Monika Karsch (born 22 December 1982) is a German shooter and Olympian.[1][2] She represented her country at the 2016 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal in Women's 25 metre pistol.
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| Nationality | German | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 December 1982 Regensburg, Bavaria, West Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 53 kg (117 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Shooting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Air pistol | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | HSG Regensburg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In 2015, she won the sport pistol event at the CISM World Military Games in Mungyeong, South Korea.[3]
At the 2021 European Championships in Osijek, Karsch took silver in the women's 25 m pistol, narrowly losing to French shooter Mathilde Lamolle.[4]
At the 2022 European Championships, she won the 25m Pistol Women's team title with Doreen Vennekamp and Michelle Skeries.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Monika Karsch". International Shooting Sport Federation. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ "Monika Karsch". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ "Monika Karsch und Katrin Quooß Militär-Weltmeister". Welt (in German). Axel Springer Deutschland. 9 October 2015. Archived from the original on 19 June 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ Mike Rowbottom (1 June 2021). "France's Lamolle wins women's 25m pistol gold at European Shooting Championships". Inside the Games. Dunsar Media Company. Archived from the original on 1 June 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ Patrick Burke (16 September 2022). "Germany defend 25m pistol women's team European title in Wrocław". Inside the Games. Dunsar Media Company. Archived from the original on 16 September 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
External links
edit- Monika Karsch at ISSF
- Monika Karsch at Olympedia
- Monika Karsch at the German Olympic Sports Confederation (in German)
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