Veselka Pevec

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]

Veselka Pevec
Sport
CountrySlovenia
SportParalympic shooting
DisabilityParaplegia
Disability classSH2
Medal record
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio Mixed 10 m air rifle standing SH2

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

References

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


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