Nino Salukvadze
Quick Facts
Biography
Nino Salukvadze (Georgian: ნინო სალუქვაძე) (born February 1, 1969 in Tbilisi) is a female Georgian sports shooter. She is an eight-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.
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.
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) | July 13, 1989 | Zagreb (YUG) |