Veronika Vadovičová
Veronika Vadovičová (born February 9, 1983) is a Slovakian Paralympic shooter who won 3 golds at the 2014 IPC Shooting World Cup in Fort Benning, Georgia[1] where she competed against Matt Skelhon.[2] In 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing, China, she won gold medal for her participation at the 10 meter SH1. Prior to it, she was a gold medalist at the 2006 World Shooting Championships where she competed in three-position 50-meter rifle event.[3] On October 24, 2014 she won a gold medal at the 2014 IPC Shooting European Championships.[4]
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On March 15, 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.[5]
References
- "Vadovicova seals triple World Cup gold in USA". IPC. 10 June 2014. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
- "Vadovicova and Skelhon to go head-to-head at last shooting World Cup before worlds". BPA. 6 March 2014. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
- "Slovakia's Veronika Vadovicova wins 1st Paralympic gold". China Daily. Xinhua News Agency. 7 September 2008. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
- Gary Anderson (24 October 2013). "Vadovicova fires way to third gold and European record". Inside the Games. Archived from the original on 16 August 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
- "Vadovicova breaks world record at shooting World Cup". IPC. 15 March 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
External links
- Results for Veronika Vadovicova from the International Paralympic Committee (archived)
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