Zorana Arunović

Zorana Arunović (Serbian Cyrillic: Зорана Аруновић; born 22 November 1986) is a Serbian sport shooter. She won 10 metre air pistol event at the 2010 World Shooting Championships and was later named Serbian Sportswoman of The Year by the Olympic Committee of Serbia. She also won individual gold medals in 10 m air pistol event at 2017 European Championships, and 2015 and 2019 European Games.

Zorana Arunović
Arunović at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Personal information
NationalitySerbian
Born (1986-11-22) 22 November 1986
Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
CountrySerbia
SportShooting
RankNo. 1 (September 2010)
Event(s)Air pistol
Medal record
Women's shooting
Representing  Serbia
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2010 Munich10m air pistol
Gold medal – first place2014 Granada10m air pistol team
Silver medal – second place2010 Munich25m pistol
Silver medal – second place2010 Munich25m pistol team
Silver medal – second place2018 Changwon10m air pistol
Bronze medal – third place2022 Cairo10m air pistol
European Games
Gold medal – first place2015 Baku10m air pistol
Gold medal – first place2019 Minsk10m air pistol
Silver medal – second place2019 Minsk10m air pistol mixed team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2010 Meråker10m air pistol team
Gold medal – first place2011 Brescia10m air pistol team
Gold medal – first place2013 Odense10m air pistol team
Gold medal – first place2016 Győr10m air pistol mixed team
Gold medal – first place2017 Maribor10m air pistol
Gold medal – first place2017 Maribor10m air pistol team
Gold medal – first place2017 Maribor10m air pistol mixed team
Gold medal – first place2020 Wrocław10m air pistol team
Gold medal – first place2022 Hamar10m air pistol team
Silver medal – second place2013 Odense10m air pistol mixed team
Silver medal – second place2016 Győr10m air pistol team
Silver medal – second place2018 Győr10m air pistol
Silver medal – second place2018 Győr10m air pistol mixed team
Silver medal – second place2020 Wrocław10m air pistol mixed team
Silver medal – second place2021 Osijek10m air pistol mixed team
Silver medal – second place2022 Hamar10m air pistol
Bronze medal – third place2012 Vierumäki10m air pistol team
Bronze medal – third place2013 Osijek25m pistol team
Bronze medal – third place2016 Győr10m air pistol
Bronze medal – third place2018 Győr10m air pistol team
Bronze medal – third place2019 Osijek10m air pistol mixed team
Bronze medal – third place2021 Osijek10m air pistol team
Bronze medal – third place2022 Hamar10m air pistol mixed team
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place2009 Pescara10m air pistol
Gold medal – first place2013 Mersin25m pistol
Gold medal – first place2022 Oran10m air pistol mixed team
Silver medal – second place2013 Mersin10m air pistol
Silver medal – second place2018 Tarragona10m air pistol
Bronze medal – third place2022 Oran10m air pistol
Universiade
Silver medal – second place2011 Shenzhen25m pistol

Career

Arunović became interested in shooting because of her older sister Jelena. She began to train in 2001 at the shooting club Policajac, and later moved to SK Crvena Zvezda.

She won silver team medal in Junior event at the European 10 m Events Championships in 2004 in Győr, and bronze team medal the following year in Tallinn, respectively. She won individual and team gold in the same event in 2006 in Moscow. Later in the year, Arunović won individual gold in 25 m pistol and team bronze in 10 m air pistol in Junior events at the 2006 World Shooting Championships in Zagreb. At the 2009 Mediterranean Games in Pescara, she won gold medal in 10 m air pistol.

Arunović made breakthrough in 2010, when she won individual gold medal in 10 m air pistol, and both individual and team silver in 25 m pistol, alongside her sister Jelena and legendary sports shooter Jasna Šekarić, at the 2010 World Shooting Championships in Munich. The win also made her the first woman athlete to secure quota for Serbia for the London 2012 Summer Olympics. In September 2010, she climbed to first place in the ISSF world ranking in women's 10 m air pistol.[1] At the end of the year, she was named Serbian Sportswoman of The Year by the Olympic Committee of Serbia.[2] Arunović received Serbia's sport association "May award" in 2011. She won a silver medal in 25 m pistol at the 2011 Summer Universiade in Shenzhen.

Arunović finished 4th in Women's 25 metre pistol and 7th in Women's 10 metre air pistol at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio in the Women's 10 metre air pistol and Women's 25 metre pistol, but failed to progress to the final.

In 2021, she competed in three events at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, including new Mixed 10 metre air pistol team event, where she teamed up with longtime partner Damir Mikec to finish in 4th place.

Arunović won individual bronze medal in 10 m air pistol at the 2022 World Shooting Championships in Cairo, to secure first quota for Serbia for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics,[3] just as she did for the previous Olympic Games, when she qualified by winning individual silver medal at the 2018 World Shooting Championships.[4]

Olympic results
Event 2012 2016 2020
25 metre pistol 4th
787.3		 19th
576		 9th
584
10 metre air pistol 7th
385+98.5		 11th
382		 17th
573
10 metre air pistol mixed team - - 4th

Records
Current world records held in 10 m Air Pistol
Women Final 246.9  Zorana Arunović (SRB) March 11, 2017 ECH Maribor (SLO)

Personal

She has studied Ukrainian, Russian and English.[5]

References
  1. "Zorana Arunović prva na svetu". Tanjug/B92 (in Serbian). 2 September 2010.
  2. "Proglašeni najuspešniji u 2010-oj". oks.org.rs (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 24 May 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
  3. "PRVA KVOTA ZA SRBIJU: Zorana Arunović upucala olimpijsku vizu za Pariz i bronzanu medalju!". Sportal (in Serbian). 15 October 2022.
  4. "Zorana Arunović prva ispunila kvotu za OI u Tokiju". Danas (in Serbian). 4 September 2018.
  5. "Zorana Arunović kolekcionar trofeja - Ostali sportovi - Sportal.rs" (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
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