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Krisztina David

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Krisztina David is no stranger to grit, determination and playing the waiting game.

Amid injuries and surgeries, the Hungarian has fought her way onto the pistol podiums. At the 2018 World Championships, David fell short of a medal in the P2 (women’s 10m air pistol SH1).

But that did not deter David’s confidence. At the World Cup later that year in Chateauroux, France, David came away with the bronze to keep her name among the top pistol shooters.

The Hungarian pistol specialist has battled through thick and thin.

Having made her international debut at the 2010 World Championships in Zagreb, Croatia, David spent the whole 2011 season competing with a shoulder injury which would see her require surgery that December.

In the years since, she has slowly been climbing the ranks in pistol events. In October 2013, she medalled for the first time at a major international Championships with a P2 (women’s 10m air pistol SH1) bronze at the 2013 European Championships in Alicante, Spain.

In March 2014, the 38-year-old set a new P2 finals world record at a World Cup in Great Britain. She went onto to win her first World Championship medal that summer.

In 2015 her World Cup season looked in doubt as David underwent major heart surgery. However, she recovered in time, going on to compete at three competitions and securing a win in her favourite event, the P2, in Fort Benning, USA.

Despite not winning a medal at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, David reached her best performance in P2 with a fifth-place finish.

The biggest threat to David’s success remains Iran’s Sareh Javanmardi, who left Brazil with two Paralympic golds.

Results

Unit Date Rank
2010 IPC Shooting World Championships (Zagreb, Croatia)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 10m Air Pistol SH1 Qualification 2010-07-22 8
London 2012 Paralympic Games (London, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
P2 - Women's 10 m Air Pistol SH1 Qualification 2012-08-31 9
P3 - Mixed 25 m Pistol SH1 Qualification 2012-09-03 20
P4 - Mixed 50 m Pistol SH1 Qualification 2012-09-06 16
2014 IPC Shooting World Championships (Suhl, Germany)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 10m Air Pistol SH1 Qualification 2014-07-20 3
Women's 10m Air Pistol SH1 Final 2014-07-20 2
Mixed 25m Pistol SH1 Qualification 2014-07-22 28
Mixed 50m Pistol SH1 Qualification 2014-07-24 18
Rio 2016 Paralympic Games (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
P2 - Women's 10 m Air Pistol SH1 Qualification 2016-09-09 4
P2 - Women's 10 m Air Pistol SH1 Final Round 2016-09-09 5
P4 - Mixed 50 m Pistol SH1 Qualification 2016-09-14 23
Cheongju 2018 World Shooting Para Sport Championships (Cheongju, South Korea)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
P4 - Mixed 50m Pistol SH1 Qualification 2018-05-05 26
P3 - Mixed 25m Pistol SH1 Qualification 2018-05-05 21
P2 - Women's 10m Air Pistol SH1 Final 2018-05-05 4
P2 - Women's 10m Air Pistol SH1 Qualification 2018-05-05 7
Sydney 2019 World Shooting Para Sport Championships (Sydney, Australia)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
P3 - Mixed 25m Pistol SH1 Qualification 2019-10-12 29
P4 - Mixed 50m Pistol SH1 Qualification 2019-10-15 26
P2 - Women's 10m Air Pistol SH1 Qualification 2019-10-17 6
P2 - Women's 10m Air Pistol SH1 Final 2019-10-17 5
P6 - 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team SH1 Qualification 2019-10-17 4
P6 - 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team SH1 Final 2019-10-17 5
Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games (Tokyo, Japan)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
P2 - Women's 10m Air Pistol SH1 Final 2021-08-31 3
P2 - Women's 10m Air Pistol SH1 Qualification 2021-08-31 2
P3 - Mixed 25m Pistol SH1 Qualification 2021-09-02 15
P4 - Mixed 50m Pistol SH1 Qualification 2021-09-04 12