Nino Salukvadze
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 Nino Salukvadze |
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Competitor for  Soviet Union |
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| Gold | 1988 Seoul | 25 m Pistol | |
| Silver | 1988 Seoul | 10 m Air Pistol | |
Competitor for  Georgia |
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| Bronze | 2008 Beijing | 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.
[edit] 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.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ "Olympic shooters hug as their countries do battle", CNN, August 10, 2008
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