ARUNOVIC Zorana

Date of Birth: 22 Nov 1986

Age: 34

Gender: Female

Olympic Scholarship

Place of birth: BELGRADE

Birth Country:

Serbia

Place of residence : BELGRADE

Residence Country:

Serbia

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Shooting	10m Air Pistol Women	17
	25m Pistol Women	9
	10m Air Pistol Mixed Team SRB Serbia	4

Records

Record Type	Event	Score	Date	Location
WR	10m Air Pistol Women	246.9 pts	11 March, 2017	Maribor (SLO)

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Asaka Shooting Range - 10m Range	10m Air Pistol Women's Qualification	Finished
	Asaka Shooting Range - 10m Range	10m Air Pistol Mixed Team Qualification Stage 1	Finished
	Asaka Shooting Range - 10m Range	10m Air Pistol Mixed Team Qualification Stage 2	Finished
	Asaka Shooting Range - Final Hall	10m Air Pistol Mixed Team Bronze Medal Match	Finished
	Asaka Shooting Range - 25m Range	25m Pistol Women's Qualification Precision	Finished
	Asaka Shooting Range - 25m Range	25m Pistol Women's Qualification Rapid	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Olympic Games

Year	Location	10m Air Pistol	25m Pistol
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	11	19
2012	London, GBR	7	4

World Championships

Year	Location	10m Air Pistol	25m Pistol	10m Air Pistol Team X	10m Air Pistol - Team	25m Pistol - Team
2018	Changwon, KOR	2	22	4	-	-
2014	Granada, ESP	23	46	-	1	-
2010	Munich, GER	1	2	-	-	2

European Championships

Year	Location	10m Air Pistol	25m Pistol	10m Air Pistol Team X	10m Air Pistol - Team
2021	Osijek, CRO	11	32	2	3
2020	Wroclaw, POL	18	-	2	1
2019	Osijek, CRO	43	-	3	-
2019	Bologna, ITA	-	16	-	-
2018	Gyor, HUN	2	-	2	-
2017	Maribor, SLO	1	-	-	-
2017	Baku, AZE	-	5	-	-

European Championships

Year	Location	10m Air Pistol	25m Pistol	10m Air Pistol Team X	10m Air Pistol - Team
2021	Osijek, CRO	11	32	2	3
2020	Wroclaw, POL	18	-	2	1
2019	Osijek, CRO	43	-	3	-
2019	Bologna, ITA	-	16	-	-
2018	Gyor, HUN	2	-	2	-
2017	Maribor, SLO	1	-	-	-
2017	Baku, AZE	-	5	-	-

World Cup Final

Year	Location	10m Air Pistol	25m Pistol	10m Air Pistol Team X
2019	Putian, CHN	2	-	3
2017	New Delhi, IND	-	3	-
2016	Bologna, ITA	7	-	-

World Cup overview - Three best ranks per season and event since 2017

Year	10m Air Pistol	25m Pistol	10m Air Pistol Team
2019	1 x 9th, 1 x 37th	1 x 37th, 1 x 47th	1 x 7th, 1 x 26th
2018	1 x 2nd, 1 x 3rd, 1 x 13th	1 x 2nd, 1 x 6th, 1 x 15th	2 x 2nd, 1 x 3rd
2017	1 x 9th, 1 x 35th	1 x 6th, 1 x 33rd	-

World Cup - Ten best performances since 2017

Rank	Year	Event	Location
2	2018	10m Air Pistol	Fort Benning, GA, USA
2	2018	25m Pistol	Fort Benning, GA, USA
2	2018	10m Air Pistol Team	Munich, GER
2	2018	10m Air Pistol Team	Fort Benning, GA, USA
3	2018	10m Air Pistol	Changwon, KOR
3	2018	10m Air Pistol Team	Changwon, KOR
6	2018	25m Pistol	Changwon, KOR
6	2017	25m Pistol	Munich, GER
7	2019	10m Air Pistol Team	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
9	2019	10m Air Pistol	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
9	2017	10m Air Pistol	Munich, GER

Legend
X - Mixed, DNS - Did Not Start, DSQ - Disqualified

Zoza (Athlete, 17 Jul 2012)

Fishing, music, photography, learning foreign languages. (politika.co.rs, 28 Apr 2018)

Occupation:

Athlete, Serves in the Army

Language Studies, Literature - University of Belgrade, Serbia

Languages spoken:

English, German, Serbian, Spanish, Ukrainian

Olimpik 011 [Belgrade, SRB]

Jelena Arunovic [sister], from 2010

Sporting relatives:

Her older sister Jelena represented Serbia in shooting at the world championships in 2002, 2006, and 2010, and has also served as her coach. (SportsDeskOnline, 03 Feb 2020; sportklub.rs, 03 Jan 2019)

She took up the sport at age 15 in Belgrade, Serbia. (Athlete, 17 Jul 2012)

Her father passed away in 2000 and she became withdrawn as a result. Her family then encouraged her to join her sister at the shooting range. "I was suffering a lot after my father died. My sister insisted that I should go to training with her, as it was the only way to bring me back to life." (pulsonline.rs, 26 Feb 2015; zoranaarunovic.com, 05 May 2012; Athlete, 28 Apr 2012)

To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (sportklub.rs, 03 Jan 2019)

She trains for at least three hours a day, and also does a one-hour fitness session four times a week. (sportklub.rs, 03 Jan 2019)

Swiss tennis player Roger Federer, Serbian shooter Jasna Sekaric. (pulsonline.rs, 26 Feb 2015; Athlete, 28 Apr 2012)

Her sister Jelena. (sportklub.rs, 03 Jan 2019)

Philosophy:

"Never give up, no matter how hard it is. You should always find something that will inspire you to keep going further. I find my inspiration in the success of other athletes. They inspire me to work more and harder." (zoranaarunovic.com, 01 Jan 2014)

She was named the 2018 Female Shooter of the Year by the Serbian Shooting Federation. (velikipark.com, 26 Jan 2019)

She received the Majska Nagrada award in 2011, which is the highest honour given by the Serbian Sport Federation. (sport.rs, 01 Dec 2015)

In 2010 she was named Sportswoman of the Year by the Serbian Olympic Committee, and the Association of Serbian Sport Journalists. (zoranaarunovic.com, 05 Mar 2012)

She was flag bearer for Serbia at the 2007 World University Games in Bangkok, Thailand. (zoranaarunovic.com, 05 Mar 2012)

General Interest

General
OLYMPIC MISSION
She has won medals at the world championships, the European championships, the European Games and the World Cup Final, but she is yet to stand on the podium at the Olympic Games. "The Olympic Games are a huge motivation for me, because it's the only medal I don't have. Until I win it, it will be biggest driver in my life. If I win an Olympic medal in Tokyo, I don't know if I will still have motivation to continue shooting. I think that I will, because knowing myself, I will do it as long as I am competitive and able to achieve good results." (sportklub.rs, 03 Jan 2019)

BEING COACHED BY SISTER
Her older sister Jelena has served as her coach since 2010. "There are more positives than negatives. The most important thing for me is that she knows me better than anyone else. She is someone I can always rely on and for her, our work and common well-being is always the priority. I have no doubts about that. She is a person who works hard every day to be better, to learn and explore more, to find me a way to be better and better by herself." (sportklub.rs, 03 Jan 2019)

INSPIRATION
She was motivated to study Ukrainian language and literature at the University in Belgrade in Serbia because Ukraine is known as a successful country in shooting. "Ukraine was a great power in shooting sports, so I wanted to learn their language. Their shooter Olena Kostevych, who competes in my discipline, was a kind of role model for me." (pulsonline.rs, 26 Feb 2015)

Social Media

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/zoranaarunovic/
https://instagram.com/zoranaarunovic
https://twitter.com/zorana_arunovic
Athlete Website: http://www.zoranaarunovic.com

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event
WR:: World Record

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