Slovak Paralympic sport shooter
Veronika Vadovičová (born 9 February 1983) is a Slovak Paralympic shooter. In 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing, China, she won gold medalint the 10 meter SH1.[1] She competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, winning two gold medals and a silver medal.[2] She competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, in Mixed R6 50 metre rifle prone SH1, winning a gold medal.[3][4]
Career
She won 3 golds at the 2014 IPC Shooting World Cup in Fort Benning, Georgia[5] where she competed against Matt Skelhon.[6] She was a gold medalist at the 2006 World Shooting Championships where she competed in three-position 50-meter rifle event.[7] On 24 October 2014 she won a gold medal at the 2014 IPC Shooting European Championships.[8]
On 15 March 2016 Vadovičová broke the R3 (mixed 10m air rifle prone SH1) qualification world record, on the opening day of competition, at the IPC Shooting World Cup in Bangkok, Thailand.[9]
Vadovičová took the gold medal in the 2017 Para Sport World Cup held in the UAE beating Lorraine Lambert who gained the silver position.[10]
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