Veselka Pevec
Appearance
Sport | |
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Country | Slovenia |
Sport | Paralympic shooting |
Disability | Paraplegia |
Disability class | SH2 |
Medal record |
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]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Veselka Pevec". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ a b "Veselka Pevec: Jaz sem mu odpustila". Slovenske novice (in Slovenian). 9 October 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
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