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.

Monika Karsch
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1982-12-22) 22 December 1982 (age 41)
Regensburg, Bavaria, West Germany
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
CountryGermany
SportShooting
EventAir pistol
ClubHSG Regensburg
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 25 m pistol
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Changwon 25 m pistol team
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Baku 10 m air pistol mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2019 Minsk 25 m standard pistol mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Baku 25 m pistol
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Baku 25 m pistol
Gold medal – first place 2017 Baku 25 m pistol team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Osijek 10 m pistol team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Bologna 25 m pistol
Gold medal – first place 2019 Bologna 25 m pistol team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Bologna 25 m standart pistol mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2021 Osijek 25 m pistol team
Gold medal – first place 2022 Wrocław 25 m pistol team
Silver medal – second place 2013 Osijek 25 m pistol team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Moscow 10 m pistol
Silver medal – second place 2014 Moscow 10 m pistol team
Silver medal – second place 2018 Győr 10 m pistol team
Silver medal – second place 2021 Osijek 25 m pistol
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Osijek 25 m pistol
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Wrocław 10 m pistol team

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

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  1. ^ "Monika Karsch". International Shooting Sport Federation. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Monika Karsch". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
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