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Veronika Vadovicova - Rio 2016

Veronika Vadovicova

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Veronika Vadovicova is one of the sport’s greats. Over five Paralympic Games and four World Championships, Vadovicova has been consistent at the top with numerous medals.

She made her international debut in 1999, and the 2018 World Championships in Cheongju, South Korea, only confirmed that she is still in form.

In Cheongju, Vadovicova added a pair of gold medals to her collection, including a world record in the R3 (mixed 10m air rifle prone SH1). The Slovakian had to settle for silver in the R2 (women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1). But do not count her out of gold at the Tokyo 2020, which would be her fifth Paralympics.

The Trnava native has fought long and hard to get to the position she is in today. After winning gold in her Paralympic debut at Beijing 2008 in the R2, she has been plugging away at World Cups. In 2015, she won seven World Cup events and set a new R3 world record in Poland.

Her closest competitors are China’s R2 Paralympic champion Cuiping Zhang, as well as Germany’s R3 European champion Natascha Hiltrop and Great Britain's Matt Skelhon.

At Rio 2016, Vadovicova beat all three to claim two golds and one silver, only missing out on the podium in R6 (mixed 50m rifle prone SH1). Her titles also came with a finals Paralympic record in R3 and a qualification and finals Paralympic record in R3.

Results

Unit Date Rank
Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games (Sydney, Australia)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Mixed Air Rifle Prone SH1 Preliminary 49
Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games (Beijing, China)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Mixed Free Rifle Prone SH1 Final Round 8
Mixed Free Rifle Prone SH1 Qualification 7
Mixed Air Rifle Prone SH1 Final Round 6
Mixed Air Rifle Prone SH1 Qualification 8
Women's Sport Rifle 3x20 SH1 Final Round 4
Women's Sport Rifle 3x20 SH1 Qualification 4
Women's Air Rifle Standing SH1 Final Round 1
Women's Air Rifle Standing SH1 Qualification 1
Athens 2004 Paralympic Games (Athens, Greece)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's Sport Rifle 3x20 SH1 Final Round 6
Women's Sport Rifle 3x20 SH1 Preliminary 6
Mixed Free Rifle Prone SH1 Preliminary 15
Mixed Air Rifle Prone SH1 Preliminary 14
Women's Air Rifle Standing SH1 Final Round 8
Women's Air Rifle Standing SH1 Preliminary 8
2010 IPC Shooting World Championships (Zagreb, Croatia)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 10m Air Rifle standing SH1 Qualification 2010-07-17 8
Mixed 10m Air Rifle prone SH1 Qualification 2010-07-19 2
Women's 50m Sport Rifle 3x20 SH1 Qualification 2010-07-20 3
Mixed 50m Rifle prone SH1 Elimination 2010-07-23 16
Mixed 50m Rifle prone SH1 Qualification 2010-07-23 26
London 2012 Paralympic Games (London, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
R2 - Women's 10 m Air Rifle Standing SH1 Qualification 2012-08-30 3
R2 - Women's 10 m Air Rifle Standing SH1 Final Round 2012-08-30 7
R3 - Mixed 10 m Air Rifle Prone SH1 Qualification 2012-09-01 9
R6 - Mixed 50 m Rifle Prone SH1 Qualification 2012-09-04 29
R8 - Women's 50 m Rifle 3 Positions SH1 Qualification 2012-09-06 3
R8 - Women's 50 m Rifle 3 Positions SH1 Final Round 2012-09-06 3
2014 IPC Shooting World Championships (Suhl, Germany)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 10m Air Rifle standing SH1 Final 2014-07-19 1
Women's 10m Air Rifle standing SH1 Qualification 2014-07-19 1
Mixed 10m Air Rifle prone SH1 Final 2014-07-21 7
Mixed 10m Air Rifle prone SH1 Qualification 2014-07-21 2
Mixed 50m Rifle prone SH1 Elimination 2014-07-22 20
Mixed 50m Rifle prone SH1 Qualification 2014-07-22 25
Women's 50m Sport Rifle 3x20 SH1 Qualification 2014-07-24 1
Women's 50m Sport Rifle 3x20 SH1 Final 2014-07-24 2
Rio 2016 Paralympic Games (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
R2 - Women's 10 m Air Rifle Standing SH1 Final Round 2016-09-08 1
R2 - Women's 10 m Air Rifle Standing SH1 Qualification 2016-09-08 2
R3 - Mixed 10 m Air Rifle Prone SH1 Qualification 2016-09-10 1
R3 - Mixed 10 m Air Rifle Prone SH1 Final Round 2016-09-10 1
R8 - Women's 50 m Rifle 3 Positions SH1 Final Round 2016-09-13 2
R8 - Women's 50 m Rifle 3 Positions SH1 Qualification 2016-09-13 2
R6 - Mixed 50 m Rifle Prone SH1 Qualification 2016-09-14 4
R6 - Mixed 50 m Rifle Prone SH1 Final Round 2016-09-14 6
Cheongju 2018 World Shooting Para Sport Championships (Cheongju, South Korea)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Team R3 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle prone SH1 Qualification 2018-05-05 3
R8 - Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions SH1 Final 2018-05-05 1
R8 - Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions SH1 Qualification 2018-05-05 5
R3 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle prone SH1 Final 2018-05-05 1
R3 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle prone SH1 Qualification 2018-05-05 4
R6 - Mixed 50m Rifle prone SH1 Final 2018-05-05 7
R6 - Mixed 50m Rifle prone SH1 Qualification 2018-05-05 3
R2 - Women's 10m Air Rifle standing SH1 Final 2018-05-05 2
R2 - Women's 10m Air Rifle standing SH1 Qualification 2018-05-05 1
Sydney 2019 World Shooting Para Sport Championships (Sydney, Australia)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
R3 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle prone SH1 Final 2019-10-12 8
R3 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle prone SH1 Qualification 2019-10-12 1
Team R3 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle prone SH1 Final 2019-10-12 5
R8 - Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions SH1 Qualification 2019-10-14 8
R8 - Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions SH1 Final 2019-10-14 7
R2 - Women's 10m Air Rifle standing SH1 Final 2019-10-16 1
R2 - Women's 10m Air Rifle standing SH1 Qualification 2019-10-16 4
R10 - 10m Air Rifle Standing Mixed Team SH1 Final 2019-10-17 2
Team R6 - Mixed 50m Rifle prone SH1 Final 2019-10-17 4
R10 - 10m Air Rifle Standing Mixed Team SH1 Qualification 2019-10-17 5
R6 - Mixed 50m Rifle prone SH1 Elimination 2019-10-17 1
R6 - Mixed 50m Rifle prone SH1 Qualification 2019-10-18 9
Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games (Tokyo, Japan)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
R2 - Women's 10m Air Rifle standing SH1 Qualification 2021-08-30 3
R2 - Women's 10m Air Rifle standing SH1 Final 2021-08-30 4
R3 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle prone SH1 Final 2021-09-01 6
R3 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle prone SH1 Qualification 2021-09-01 5
R8 - Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions SH1 Final 2021-09-03 6
R8 - Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions SH1 Qualification 2021-09-03 5
R6 - Mixed 50m Rifle prone SH1 Final 2021-09-05 1
R6 - Mixed 50m Rifle prone SH1 Qualification 2021-09-05 4