Veselka Pevec

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Veselka Pevec
Sport
CountrySlovenia
Sport Paralympic shooting
Disability Paraplegia
Disability class SH2
Medal record
Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Rio Mixed 10 m air rifle standing SH2

Veselka Pevec is a Slovenian Paralympic sport shooter. [1] She represented Slovenia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics and she won the gold medal in the mixed 10 metre air rifle standing SH2 event. [1] [2]

At age 18 she was shot six times by her boyfriend and she became paraplegic as a result. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Veselka Pevec". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee . Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Veselka Pevec: Jaz sem mu odpustila". Slovenske novice (in Slovenian). 9 October 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2020.