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]

Nina Christen
Personal information
NationalitySwiss
Born (1994-02-07) 7 February 1994 (age 30)
Stans, Switzerland[1]
Websiteninachristen.ch
Sport
CountrySwitzerland
SportSports shooting
Coached byTorben Grimmel
Medal record
Representing  Switzerland
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 50m rifle 3 positions
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo 10m air rifle
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Granada 50m rifle 3 positions junior
Silver medal – second place 2022 Cairo 50m rifle 3 positions team
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Minsk 50m rifle prone mixed
Gold medal – first place 2023 Kraków-Małopolska 10m air rifle
Gold medal – first place 2023 Kraków-Małopolska 10m air rifle team
Gold medal – first place 2023 Kraków-Małopolska 50m rifle 3 positions mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2019 Minsk 10m air rifle
Silver medal – second place 2023 Kraków-Małopolska 50m rifle 3 positions team

References

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  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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