Nino Salukvadze
Nino Salukvadze (Georgian: ნინო სალუქვაძე) (born February 1, 1969 in Tbilisi) is a female Georgian sports shooter. She is a seven-time Olympian and has won medals on three occasions. At age 19 and competing for the Soviet Union at the 1988 Summer Olympics, she won a gold medal in the women's 25-metre sporting pistol competition and silver in the women's 10-metre air pistol competition. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, competing for Georgia, she added to her tally with a bronze medal, also in the 10-metre air pistol event.
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2008 Summer Olympics
Georgia and Russia were at war when Salukvadze competed in the women's 10-metre air pistol competition of the 2008 Summer Olympics with Russian shooter Natalia Paderina. After Salukvadze won the bronze and Paderina the silver, they shared a kiss on the podium and called on the two governments to end the war.[1]
Olympic results
Event | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 |
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25 metre pistol | Gold 591+99 |
5th 583+93 |
7th 586+91.6 |
11th 579 |
8th 580+98.3 |
16th 580 |
15th 581 |
10 metre air pistol | Silver 390+97.9 |
10th 380 |
5th 385+99.0 |
25th 376 |
10th 382 |
Bronze 386+101.4 |
33rd 376 |
Records
Current world records held in 25 metre pistol | ||||||||
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Junior Women | Individual | 593 | Nino Salukvadze (URS) | July 13, 1989 | Zagreb (YUG) |
See also
References
- ↑ "Olympic shooters hug as their countries do battle", CNN, August 10, 2008
External links
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Preceded by | Flagbearer for Georgia London 2012 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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