Georgian sport shooter Nino Salukvadze Personal information Born| 1 February 1969 (1969-02) (age 53) Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union Height| 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) Medal record Women's shooting Representing Georgia Olympic Games | 2008 Beijing | 10 m Air Pistol World Shooting Championships | 2002 Lahti | 10 m Air Pistol European Shooting Championships | 1993 Brno | 25 m pistol Team | 1999 Bordeaux | 25 m pistol Team | 2005 Talin | 10 m Air Pistol | 2008 Winterthur | 10 m Air Pistol | 2009 Prague | 10 m Air Pistol | 1996 Budapest | 10 m Air Pistol | 2001 Pont | 10 m Air Pistol | 2003 Plzen | 25 m pistol Team Representing Soviet Union Olympic Games | 1988 Seoul | 25 m Pistol | 1988 Seoul | 10 m Air Pistol World Shooting Championships | 1986 Suhl | 25 m Air Pistol Team | 1987 Budapest | 10 m Air Pistol Team | 1989 Saraevo | 10 m Air Pistol | 1990 Moscow | 25 m Air Pistol Team | 1990 Moscow | 10 m Air Pistol Team | 1991 Stav | 10 m Air Pistol Team | 1989 Saraevo | 10 m Air Pistol Team | 1986 Suhl | 25 m Air Pistol European Shooting Championships | 1989 Zagreb | 25 m pistol | 1990 Arnhem | 10 m pistol | 1991 Manchester | 10 m Air Pistol Team | 1991 Manchester | 10 m Air Pistol Nino Salukvadze (Georgian: ნინო სალუქვაძე; born 1 February 1969, in Tbilisi) is a female Georgian sport shooter. She is a nine-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. ## Contents * 1 1988 Summer Olympics * 2 2008 Summer Olympics * 3 2016 Summer Olympics * 4 2020 Summer Olympics * 5 Olympic results * 6 Records * 7 See also * 8 References * 9 External links ## 1988 Summer Olympics[edit] Competing in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea, Nino set the world record and won a gold medal in the 25-meter pistol for the Soviet Union. She also won the silver medal in the 10-meter air pistol. ## 2008 Summer Olympics[edit] 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] ## 2016 Summer Olympics[edit] At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Nino and her son Tsotne Machavariani were the first mother-son duo to compete in the same Olympics, representing Georgia in the pistol events. ## 2020 Summer Olympics[edit] At age 52, Nino competed in her ninth Olympic Games at the 2020 Summer Olympics, becoming the first female athlete in history to do so.[2] And ahead of her record-breaking appearance, Salukvadze was given the honor of being one of Georgia's flag bearers for the 2020 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony, for the second time.[3] ## Olympic results[edit] Olympic results 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) 2020 Tokyo | 25th (578) | 31st (567) ## Records[edit] Current world records held in 25 metre pistol Junior Women | Individual | 593 | Nino Salukvadze (URS) Manu Bhaker (IND) | July 13, 1989 August 22, 2018 | Zagreb (YUG) Jakarta (INA) | edit ## See also[edit] * List of athletes with the most appearances at Olympic Games ## References[edit] 1. ^ "Olympic shooters hug as their countries do battle", CNN, 10 August 2008 2. ^ History-maker Nino Salukvadze: From Seoul 1988 to Tokyo 2020, archived from the original on 27 July 2021, retrieved 27 July 2021 3. ^ "July 23 Tokyo 2020 Olympics news and results". CNN.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: url-status (link) ## External links[edit] * Nino Salukvadze at the International Shooting Sport Federation * Nino Salukvadze at the International Olympic Committee * Nino Salukvadze at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived) Olympic Games Preceded by Ramaz Nozadze | Flagbearer for Georgia London 2012 | Succeeded by Avtandil Tchrikishvili Preceded by Avtandil Tchrikishvili | Flagbearer for Georgia (with Lasha Talakhadze) Tokyo 2020 | Succeeded by Incumbent * v * t * e Olympic Champions in Women's 25 metre pistol * 1984: Linda Thom (CAN) * 1988: Nino Salukvadze (URS) * 1992: Marina Logvinenko (EUN) * 1996: Li Duihong (CHN) * 2000: Maria Grozdeva (BUL) * 2004: Maria Grozdeva (BUL) * 2008: Chen Ying (CHN) * 2012: Kim Jang-mi (KOR) * 2016: Anna Korakaki (GRE) * 2020: Vitalina Batsarashkina (ROC) This article about a Georgian Olympic medalist is a stub. 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