Nino Salukvadze

Nino Salukvadze

Personal information
Born	February 1, 1969
Medal record Women's Shooting Olympic Games Competitor for Soviet Union Gold 1988 Seoul 25 m Pistol Silver 1988 Seoul 10 m Air Pistol

Nino Salukvadze (Georgian: ნინო სალუქვაძე) (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.

2008 Summer Olympics

Georgia and Russia were at war 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.

Olympic results

Event	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008
25 metre pistol	1 ! Gold 591+99	5th 583+93	7th 586+91.6	11th 579	8th 580+98.3	16th 580
10 metre air pistol	2 ! Silver 390+97.9	10th 380	5th 385+99.0	25th 376	10th 382	3 ! Bronze 386+101.4

Records

Current world records held in 25 metre pistol
Junior Women	Individual	593	Nino Salukvadze (URS)	July 13, 1989	Zagreb (YUG)

See also

• List of athletes with the most appearances at Olympic Games

External links

• Sports-Reference Profile