Personal information | |
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Nationality | Slovak |
Born | Trnava, Czechoslovakia | 9 February 1983
Home town | Šelpice |
Alma mater |
Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci Vysoká škola zdravotníctva a sociálnej práce sv. Alžbety v Bratislave Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave |
Height | 148 cm (4 ft 10 in) |
Sport | |
Country | Slovakia |
Sport | Paralympic shooting |
Event | R3, R6, R8 |
Club | ŠK Altius Bratislava |
Coached by | 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 |
Veronika Vadovičová (born 9 February 1983) is a Slovak Paralympic shooter. In 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing, China, she won gold medalint the 10 meter SH1. [1] She competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, winning two gold medals and a silver medal. [2] She competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, in Mixed R6 50 metre rifle prone SH1, winning a gold medal. [3] [4]
She won 3 golds at the 2014 IPC Shooting World Cup in Fort Benning, Georgia [5] where she competed against Matt Skelhon. [6] She was a gold medalist at the 2006 World Shooting Championships where she competed in three-position 50-meter rifle event. [7] On 24 October 2014 she won a gold medal at the 2014 IPC Shooting European Championships. [8]
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. [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]