Nino Salukvadze
Nino Salukvadze (Georgian: ნინო სალუქვაძე; born 1 February 1969, in Tbilisi) is a female Georgian sports shooter. She is an eight-time Olympian and has won medals on three occasions. She will be the first female to compete in 9 Olympic Games. 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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| Born | 1 February 1969 (age 52) Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 podium, hugged and shook hands, which was seen a peaceful gesture.[1]
Olympic results
| Olympic results | ||||
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| Event | 25 meter pistol | 10 meter air pistol | ||
| 1988 Seoul |  1st (591+99) |
 2nd (390+97.9) | ||
| 1992 Barcelona | 5th (583+93) | 10th (380) | ||
| 1996 Atlanta | 7th (586+91.6) | 5th (385+99.0) | ||
| 2000 Sydney | 11th (579) | 25th (376) | ||
| 2004 Athens | 8th (580+98.3) | 10th (382) | ||
| 2008 Beijing | 16th (580) |  3rd (386+101.4) | ||
| 2012 London | 15th (581) | 33rd (376) | ||
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 6th (584+14) | 34th (377) | ||
Records
| Current world records held in 25 metre pistol | ||||||||
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| Junior Women | Individual | 593 |  Nino Salukvadze (URS)  Manu Bhaker (IND) |
July 13, 1989 August 22, 2018 |
Zagreb (YUG) Jakarta (INA) |
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References
- "Olympic shooters hug as their countries do battle", CNN, 10 August 2008
External links
- Nino Salukvadze at the International Shooting Sport Federation
- Nino Salukvadze at the International Olympic Committee
- Nino Salukvadze at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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| Preceded by Ramaz Nozadze |
Flagbearer for  Georgia2012 London |
Succeeded by Avtandil Tchrikishvili |
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