VADOVICOVA Veronika

Slovakia
Shooting
9 Feb 1983
38
Female
SH1
TRNAVA
 
Slovakia

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
SHO Shooting R2 - Women's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 4
R3 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1 6
R6 - Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH1 1 Gold Medal
R8 - Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions SH1 6

Records

Record
Type		 Event Score Date Location
PR R6 - Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH1 Final 248.9 pts 5 September, 2021 Tokyo (JPN)

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Asaka Shooting Range - 10m Range
R2 - Women's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 Qualification
Finished
Asaka Shooting Range - Final Range
R2 - Women's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 Final
Finished
Asaka Shooting Range - 10m Range
R3 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1 Qualification
Finished
Asaka Shooting Range - Final Range
R3 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1 Final
Finished
Asaka Shooting Range - 50m Range
R8 - Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions SH1 Qualification
Finished
Asaka Shooting Range - Final Range
R8 - Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions SH1 Final
Finished
Asaka Shooting Range - 50m Range
R6 - Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH1 Qualification
Finished
Asaka Shooting Range - Final Range
R6 - Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH1 Final
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocationResult
Paralympic Games
1R2 - Women's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH12016Rio de Janeiro, BRA207.8
1R3 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH12016Rio de Janeiro, BRA212.5
1Women's Air Rifle Standing SH12008Beijing, CHN494.8
2R8 - Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions SH12016Rio de Janeiro, BRA449.4
3R8 - Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions SH12012London, GBR669.6
4Women's Sport Rifle 3x20 SH12008Beijing, CHN667.8
6R6 - Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH12016Rio de Janeiro, BRA122.1
6Mixed Air Rifle Prone SH12008Beijing, CHN703.7
6Women's Sport Rifle 3x20 SH12004Athens, GRE645.1
7R2 - Women's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH12012London, GBR491.3
8Mixed Free Rifle Prone SH12008Beijing, CHN687.4
8Women's Air Rifle Standing SH12004Athens, GRE480.1
9R3 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH12012London, GBR599
14Mixed Air Rifle Prone SH12004Athens, GRE597
15Mixed Free Rifle Prone SH12004Athens, GRE581
29R6 - Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH12012London, GBR579
49Mixed Air Rifle Prone SH12000Sydney, NSW, AUS585
World Championships
1R2 - Women's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH12019Sydney, NSW, AUS248.7
1R3 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH12018Cheongju, KOR255.0
1R8 - Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions SH12018Cheongju, KOR453.9
1R2 - Women's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH12014Suhl, GER202.7
1R8 - Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions SH12006Sargans, SUI660.0
2Mixed R10 - 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 - Team2019Sydney, NSW, AUS493.2
2R2 - Women's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH12018Cheongju, KOR247.8
2R8 - Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions SH12014Suhl, GER441.0
2R8 - Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions SH12010Zagreb, CRO661.3
3R3 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH12006Sargans, SUI704.2
4Mixed R3 - 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1 - Team2014Suhl, GER1885.5
4R2 - Women's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH12006Sargans, SUI488.4
5R3 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH12010Zagreb, CRO703.9
6R6 - Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH12006Sargans, SUI683.7
7R8 - Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions SH12019Sydney, NSW, AUS396.3
7R6 - Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH12018Cheongju, KOR142.0
7R3 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH12014Suhl, GER103.5
7R2 - Women's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH12010Zagreb, CRO489.7
8R3 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH12019Sydney, NSW, AUS125.6
9R6 - Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH12019Sydney, NSW, AUS615.4
10Mixed R6 - 50m Free Rifle Prone SH1 - Team2014Suhl, GER1803.9
25R6 - Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH12014Suhl, GER604.8
26R6 - Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH12010Zagreb, CRO
European Championships
1R3 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH12018Belgrade, SRB254.2
2R2 - Women's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH12018Belgrade, SRB248.0
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Student
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Physical Education - Palacky University Olomouc, Czech Republic
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Partner Milan Golena, son Milan
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Slovak
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Milan Golena [partner], SVK
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Right (sport.aktuality.sk, 18 Jun 2020)
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1999 for Slovakia, World Cup in Sydney, Australia (Athlete, 04 Sep 2016)
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Shoulder injuries disrupted her training ahead of the 2018 World Championships in Cheongju, Republic of Korea, but she was able to win two gold medals and one silver medal at the tournament. (paralympic.org, 10 May 2018)
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She began shooting at age 15 at the SSK Vistuk club in Slovakia. (Athlete, 04 Sep 2016)
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She was introduced to the sport by a boarding school teacher, Pavel Bilik. "However, it started in an unexpected way. In the first year of high school we were ski training. Since we could not be outside due to the weather, we spent time inside. There was an infrared rifle, so we shot out of boredom. Suddenly we found out that I was doing quite well, so the teacher suggested that I sign up for shooting at school. I first started shooting training in the summer during the holidays at the Vistuk sport shooting club with coach Jozef Siroky. In my second year of practising the sport, the coach wanted me to train during the school year, and this gradually led to me starting participating in competitions with able-bodied shooters." (sport.aktuality.sk, 18 Jun 2020)
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To win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (paralympic.org, 13 May 2020)
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"The times when I devoted myself to this activity as a leisure time are long gone. If one wants to make progress, they must constantly educate themselves, and fully dedicate themselves to what they are doing. Success can be achieved only this way." (paralympic.org, 13 May 2020)
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She was named the 2018 Sportswoman of the Year by the Slovak Association of Physically Disabled Athletes [SZTPS]. (spv.sk, 09 Jun 2019; teraz.sk, 09 Jun 2019)

In February 2017 she was named Athlete of the Month by the International Paralympic Committee [IPC]. (paralympic.org, 09 Mar 2017)

She was named the 2016 Sportswoman of the Year in Trnava, Slovakia. (spv.sk, 14 Dec 2016)

General Interest

Classification
SH1 (IPC, 26 Feb 2021)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (Athlete, 04 Sep 2016)

Impairment Details
She was born with spina bifida. (Athlete, 04 Sep 2016)

General
LIFE-CHANGING GOLD IN BEIJING
Winning gold at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing raised her profile so much that she says it changed her life. "This medal actually changed everything. Suddenly I was in every Chinese newspaper, everyone wanted to take pictures with me, talk to me, in China they even ran a documentary about me. For me, as a staunch introvert, this huge interest in me was something I had never known before. But I was happy and I actually enjoyed it. When I got home to Slovakia, suddenly people began to perceive me quite differently. I was a Paralympic winner and I didn't even have time to breathe. I went to various events, TV interviews, discussions, schools, corporate events and the like. My life suddenly turned around. The impaired girl became a recognised personality. I was no longer just the little girl in the wheelchair. Society and the media began to perceive me as a respected person." (sport.aktuality.sk, 18 Jun 2020)

OTHER ACTIVITIES
She is a member of the athletes' committee of the Slovak Paralympic Committee. Her four-year fixed term is scheduled to run until 2022. (spv.sk, 25 Feb 2018)

Legend
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Gold Medal
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
PR:
Paralympic Record
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