Victoria Padial

Victoria Padial
Padial at Obertilliach in December 2010
Full name Victoria Padial Hernández
Born (1988-08-10) August 10, 1988
Granada, Spain
Medal record
Women's biathlon
Representing  Spain
European Championships
2014 Nove Mesto7.5km sprint
2014 Nove Mesto10km pursuit

Victoria Padial Hernández (born August 10, 1988 in Granada) is a Spanish biathlete.[1]

Padial competed in the 2010 Winter Olympics for Spain. Her best performance was 86th in the individual. She also finished 87th in the sprint.[2]

As of February 2013, her best performance at the Biathlon World Championships is 45th, in the 2013 sprint.[1]

As of February 2013, Padial's best performance in a Biathlon World Cup event is 40th, in the individual at Sochi in 2012/13. She subsequently bettered this in the 2013/14 season when she scored a 20th place in a sprint competition in Pokljuka.[1]

On February 1, 2014, with her silver medal in the 7.5km sprint, she became the first Spanish biathlete to win a medal in a European Championships. The following day, she won the silver medal in the 10km pursuit too.

Padial competed in the 2014 Winter Olympics for Spain. Her best performance was 46th in the pursuit. She also finished 52nd in the sprint and 54th in the individual.

Olympic results

Season Date Location Discipline Place
2010 13 Feb 2010 Canada Vancouver, Canada Sprint 87th
18 Feb 2010 Canada Vancouver, Canada Individual 86th
2014 9 Feb 2014 Russia Sochi, Russia Sprint 52nd
11 Feb 2014 Russia Sochi, Russia Pursuit 46th
14 Feb 2014 Russia Sochi, Russia Individual 54th

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 IBU Profile
  2. ↑ Sports-Reference Profile


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