Nino Salukvadze
Encyclopedia
Nino Salukvadze (born February 1, 1969 in Tbilisi
) is a female Georgian sports shooter
. She is a three-time Olympian, winning gold and silver while competing for the Soviet Union
in 1988, and won bronze for Georgia in 2008.
At age 19, she won the women's 25-meter sporting pistol competition and placed second in the women's 10-meter air pistol competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics
.
when Salukvadze competed in the women's 10-meter 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.
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Tbilisi
Tbilisi is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari River. The name is derived from an early Georgian form T'pilisi and it was officially known as Tiflis until 1936...
) is a female Georgian sports shooter
Shooting sports
A shooting sport is a competitive sport involving tests of proficiency using various types of guns such as firearms and airguns . Hunting is also a shooting sport, and indeed shooting live pigeons was an Olympic event...
. She is a three-time Olympian, winning gold and silver while competing for the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
in 1988, and won bronze for Georgia in 2008.
At age 19, she won the women's 25-meter sporting pistol competition and placed second in the women's 10-meter air pistol competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...
.
2008 Summer Olympics
Georgia and Russia were at war2008 South Ossetia war
The 2008 South Ossetia War or Russo-Georgian War was an armed conflict in August 2008 between Georgia on one side, and Russia and separatist governments of South Ossetia and Abkhazia on the other....
when Salukvadze competed in the women's 10-meter air pistol competition of the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
with Russian shooter Natalia Paderina
Natalia Paderina
Natalia Paderina is a Russian sport shooter. She won the silver medal in Women's 10m air pistol at the 2008 Summer Olympics. At that event, she shared the podium with bronze medalist Nino Salukvadze of Georgia. Georgia and Russia were at war at the time...
. 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.
Olympic results
| Event | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 metre pistol | Gold Shooting at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Women's 25 metre pistol Women's 25 metre pistol was one of the thirteen shooting events at the 1988 Summer Olympics. It was the second installment of the event, the first to feature final shooting, and the last with the old rapid-fire target. 19-year-old Nino Salukvadze won the competition and her first Olympic medal... 591+99 |
5th Shooting at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Women's 25 metre pistol Women's 25 metre pistol was one of the thirteen shooting events at the 1992 Summer Olympics. It was the first Olympic competition after the introduction of the new rapid fire target in 1989, and thus two Olympic records were set, both by Marina Logvinenko.-Qualification round:OR Olympic record – Q... 583+93 |
7th Shooting at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Women's 25 metre pistol Women's 25 metre pistol was one of the fifteen shooting events at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Li Duihong won the competition and set two new Olympic records.-Qualification round:OR Olympic record – Q Qualified for final... 586+91.6 |
11th Shooting at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Women's 25 metre pistol -Qualification round:OR Olympic record – Q Qualified for final-Final:The final consisted of ten precision shots, with a time limit of 75 seconds per shot.OR Olympic record... 579 |
8th 580+98.3 |
16th 580 |
| 10 metre air pistol | Silver Shooting at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Women's 10 metre air pistol Women's 10 metre air pistol made its first Olympic appearance at the 1988 Summer Olympics. It was a high-class competition, where 19-year-old Nino Salukvadze, who had won the 25 metre pistol competition two days earlier, set a new world record in the qualification round, with 390 of 400 points... 390+97.9 |
10th Shooting at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Women's 10 metre air pistol Women's 10 metre air pistol was one of the thirteen shooting events at the 1992 Summer Olympics. It was the first Olympic competition after the introduction of the new target in 1989, and thus two Olympic records were set. The defending champion, Jasna Šekarić, established the first when taking a... 380 |
5th Shooting at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Women's 10 metre air pistol Women's 10 metre air pistol was one of the fifteen shooting events at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Olga Klochneva won the event on a new Olympic record, and the defending champion, Marina Logvinenko, completed the Russian double by defeating Mariya Grozdeva in a shoot-off for the silver... 385+99.0 |
25th Shooting at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Women's 10 metre air pistol -Qualification round:DNF Did not finish – EOR Equalled Olympic record – Q Qualified for final-Final:... 376 |
10th 382 |
Bronze 386+101.4 |
Records
| Current world records held in 25 metre pistol |
|---|
| Junior Women |
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