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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.

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

1988 Summer Olympics

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

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

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

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

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

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

• List of athletes with the most appearances at Olympic Games

References

External links

• 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

На других языках

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- [en] Nino Salukvadze

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[it] Nino Salukvadze

Nino Vachtangovna Salukvadze (in georgiano: ნინო სალუქვაძე?; Tbilisi, 1º febbraio 1969) è una tiratrice a segno georgiana, fino al 1991 sovietica.

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[ru] Салуквадзе, Нино Вахтанговна

Нино́ Вахта́нговна Салуква́дзе (груз. ნინო სალუქვაძე; род. 1 февраля 1969, Тбилиси) — советская и грузинская спортсменка — стрелок из пистолета. Олимпийская чемпионка 1988 года, многократная чемпионка мира и Европы. Заслуженный мастер спорта СССР (1988). Первая женщина в истории, которая приняла участие в 9 Олимпийских играх.

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