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Veronika Vadovičová
Vadovičová in 2016
Personal information
NationalitySlovak
Born (1983-02-09) 9 February 1983 (age 42)
Trnava, Czechoslovakia
Home townŠelpice
Alma materUniverzita Palackého v Olomouci
Vysoká škola zdravotníctva a sociálnej práce sv. Alžbety v Bratislave
Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave
Height148 cm (4 ft 10 in)
Sport
CountrySlovakia
SportShooting para sport
Disability classSH1
EventR3, R6, R8
ClubŠK Altius Bratislava
Coached bySlovakia Milan Goleňa
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)R3 639.7 WR (2016)
R6 Mixed 50 metre rifle prone 248,9 PR (2021)
Medal record
Women's shooting para sport
Representing  Slovakia
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing 10 m air rifle standing SH1
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio 10 m air rifle standing SH1
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio Mixed 10 m air rifle prone SH1
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Mixed 50 m rifle prone SH1
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Mixed 10 m air rifle prone SH1
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio 50 m rifle 3 positions SH1
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris 50 m rifle 3 positions SH1
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London 50 m rifle 3 positions SH1
European Para Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Rotterdam Mixed 10 m air rifle V1 prone SH-VI
Gold medal – first place 2023 Rotterdam Mixed 10 m air rifle prone SH1
Silver medal – second place 2023 Rotterdam 10 m air rifle standing SH1

Veronika Vadovičová (born 9 February 1983) is a Slovak Paralympic shooter. A seven-time Paralympian, she has won medals at every Paralympics between 2008 and 2024. Among these, she has five gold medals, two silvers and one bronze.

Career

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Vadovičová competed in a single event in the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, before going to Athens four years later to take part in four events for the 2004 Summer Paralympics at the age of 21.[1]

She was a gold medalist at the 2006 World Shooting Championships where she competed in three-position 50-metre rifle event.[2]

At the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing, China, she won the gold medal in the 10 m air rifle standing SH1.[3]

At the 2012 Paralympic Games in London, England, she won her second career Paralympic medal: a bronze in the 50 m rifle 3 positions SH1.[4]

Vadovičová won 3 golds at the 2014 IPC Shooting World Cup in Fort Benning, Georgia[5] where she competed against Matt Skelhon.[6] On 24 October 2014 she won a gold medal at the 2014 IPC Shooting European Championships.[7]

On 15 March 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.[8] She competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, winning two further gold medals as well as a silver medal.[9]

Vadovičová took the gold medal in the 2017 Para Sport World Cup held in the UAE beating Lorraine Lambert who gained the silver position.[10]

She competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, in Mixed R6 50 metre rifle prone SH1, winning a gold medal.[11][12]

Vadovičová was the most successful Slovak representative at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, winning a gold medal in the R3 10 m air rifle prone event, as well as a silver medal for the R8 50 m rifle 3 positions. These two medals took her eight Paralympic medals overall, won from five different Paralympics.[13]

References

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  1. ^ Hríbik, Rastislav (18 September 2004). "Premiéru obstará strelkyňa Veronika Vadovičová". Sme (in Slovak). Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Slovakia's Veronika Vadovicova wins 1st Paralympic gold". chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Strelkyňa Vadovičová získala na paralympiáde bronz". dobrenoviny.sk (in Slovak). 6 September 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  5. ^ "Vadovicova seals triple World Cup gold in USA". IPC. 10 June 2014. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "Vadovicova breaks world record at shooting World Cup". IPC. 15 March 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  9. ^ "Veronika Vadovicova - Shooting | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  10. ^ "Lambert takes Silver in UAE". Disability Shooting Great Britain. 23 February 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Shooting: VADOVICOVA, Veronika". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 11 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  12. ^ "Vadovičová wins fourth Paralympic gold in final Tokyo 2020 shooting event". insidethegames.biz. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  13. ^ "Od teploty až k dvom medailám. Vadovičová odchádza z Paríža nadmieru spokojná". Sme (in Slovak). 7 September 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
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