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Veronika Machyniaková

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Veronika Machyniaková
Machyniaková in 2020
Personal information
Born (1997-09-14) 14 September 1997 (age 27)
Hronec, Slovakia
Professional information
SportBiathlon
ClubDukla Banská Bystrica
World Cup debut2019

Veronika Machyniaková (born 14 September 1997) is a retired Slovak biathlete who competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics held in Beijing, China.

Biography

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Veronika Machyniaková was born on 14 September 1997 in the village of Hronec, close to Brezno.[1][2] Her father Ľubomír Machyniak is a former professional biathlete who competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics and became a Slovak Biathlon Association functionary after retirement. Her younger sister Júlia is a biathlete as well.[3] While competing in professional biathlon, Machyniaková graduated in economics from the Matej Bel University.[1]

Career

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As a junior, Machyniaková trained with KB Osrblie.[1] In the 2019/20 session, she advanced to the Senior national team to fill the vacant space left by the retirement of Anastasiya Kuzmina.[3] Despite excellent performance at shooting, she only achieved average results overall. Her best career result was the 15th place at the 2021 IBU Open European Championships.[4]

Despite her mixed performances, Machynová was a part of the Slovak biathlon team at the 2022 Winter Olympics in China as a replacement for the Remeň twins, who refused to get vaccinated against COVID-19.[5] Following her disappointing performance in the Olympics, Machyniaková retired from competitive biathlon.[6]

Career results

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Olympic Games

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0 medals

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay
China 2022 Beijing 83rd 88th 19th

World Championships

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0 medals

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay Single mixed relay
Italy 2020 Antholz 63rd 92nd 17th 19th 26th
Slovenia 2021 Pokljuka 89th 93rd 21st

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Veronika Machyniaková". www.slovenskybiatlon.sk. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  2. ^ "Veronika Machyniaková - biatlonistka - Šport SME". sport.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  3. ^ a b Šebela, Miroslav. "Biatlonová štafeta ide ďalej. Kuzminovú nahradí mladá nádej". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  4. ^ "Veronika Machyniaková vo vytrvalostných pretekoch na 15. mieste". TERAZ.sk (in Slovak). 27 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Sestry Remeňové na olympiádu do Pekingu nepocestujú". myorava.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Zmeny v slovenskom tíme: Fialky bez trénerov, návrat Otčenáša a príchod špecialistu z bežeckého lyžovania". www.slovenskybiatlon.sk. 19 November 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2024.