Veronika Major

Veronika Major (born 19 March 1997) is a Hungarian sports shooter.[1] She competed in the women's 10 metre air pistol event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2]

Veronika Major
Veronika Major, in FISU World Shooting Sport Championship, 2018
Personal information
Born (1997-03-19) 19 March 1997
Keszthely, Hungary
Sport
SportSport shooting
Events
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals2020 Summer Olympics
Medal record
Representing  Hungary
Pistol shooting
World Championships
2023 Baku10m air pistol team
European Shooting Championships
2019 Bologna25 metre pistol
2019 Osijek10 metre air pistol
2021 Osijek25 metre pistol team
ISSF World Cup
2019 Rio de Janeiro25 metre pistol
2019 New Delhi25 metre pistol
2019 New Delhi10 metre air pistol
2019 Beijing25 metre pistol
2019 Beijing10 metre air pistol
2022 Baku25 metre pistol
2022 Cairo25 metre pistol
2022 Changwon10 metre air pistol
2023 Rio de Janeiro25 metre pistol
2023 Cairo25 metre pistol
2023 Cairo10 metre air pistol

Career

As a Junior, Major was successful in Running Target Air Rifle shooting, winning medals at three world championships and becoming Junior Women's World Champion in 2014 and 2016.[3][4]

In 2019 she became European Champion in 50m Running Target mixed.[5]

As Running Target is not an Olympic discipline, she switched to Olympic pistol events as a senior, winning gold medals in both 10m Air Pistol and 25m Sport Pistol during the 2019 ISSF World Cup series.[6]

In 2022 she again performed strongly, winning Silver medals in 25m Sport Pistol at the 2022 ISSF World Cup matches in Baku and Cairo.

This run of performance continued into 2023 with three gold medals in Rio de Janeiro and Cairo for both 25m pistol and 10m air pistol.[7]

In September 2023, Major won the Hungarian national championship in 25 metre pistol.[8]



References
  1. "Veronika Major". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  2. "Shooting - Qualification Results". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  3. "Athletes - Veronika MAJOR". International Shooting Sport Federation. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  4. "Veronika Major secures Hungary's first Gold at the ISSF Running Target World Championship". International Shooting Sport Federation. 20 July 2016. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  5. "Major Veronika Eb-aranyérmes futócéllövésben". M4 Sport (in Hungarian). Duna Médiaszolgáltató. 14 July 2019. Archived from the original on 16 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  6. "Veronika Major: changing style, to fulfill an Olympic dream". International Shooting Sport Federation. 26 February 2019. Archived from the original on 20 May 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  7. "Major Veronika aranyérmes a riói sportlövő világkupán". M4 Sport (in Hungarian). Duna Médiaszolgáltató. 17 September 2023. Archived from the original on 29 September 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  8. "Major Veronika nyert 25 méteren a sportlövő országos bajnokságon". M4 Sport (in Hungarian). Duna Médiaszolgáltató. 23 September 2023. Archived from the original on 16 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
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