Nina Christen

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Nina Christen
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Christen in 2017
Personal information
NationalitySwiss
Born (1994-02-07) 7 February 1994 (age 31)
Stans, Switzerland [1]
Website ninachristen.ch
Sport
CountrySwitzerland
Sport Sports shooting
Coached by Torben Grimmel
Medal record
Representing Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Tokyo 50m rifle 3 positions
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2020 Tokyo 10m air rifle
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Granada 50m rifle 3 positions junior
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Cairo 50m rifle 3 positions team
European Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Minsk 50m rifle prone mixed
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Kraków-Małopolska 10m air rifle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2023 Kraków-Małopolska 10m air rifle team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2023 Kraków-Małopolska 50m rifle 3 positions mixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2019 Minsk 10m air rifle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2023 Kraków-Małopolska 50m rifle 3 positions team

Nina Christen (born 7 February 1994) is a Swiss sports shooter. [2] She competed in the women's 10 metre air rifle event at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Games, winning bronze in 2020. [3] Winning the 50 m rifle three positions event with an Olympic record, Christen became the first Swiss to claim a gold medal in women's Olympic shooting. [4] She also won Bronze in the 10m air rifle event. [5]

References

  1. ↑ Nina Christen Archived 18 August 2021 at the Wayback Machine in: Olympic.com, 25 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Nina Christen". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  3. ↑ "Nina Christen". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Nina Christen wins women's 50m rifle 3 positions in Olympic Record". Archived from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "Switzerland's Nina Christen wins 50-meter 3-position rifle gold". ESPN. ESPN Enterprises. Associated Press. 31 July 2021. Archived from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2023.


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