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Slovenia Wins First Paralympic Gold in Beijing

by Sandy Mitchell on September 7th, 2008

Slovenia’s Veronika Vadovicova was the first to collect a Gold Medal at the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games. She led going into the final round of the 10m air rifle standing SH1 event and never relinguished her lead. Finishing second for the Silver Medal was Germany’s Manuela Schmermund. Nilda Gomez Lopez of Puerto Rico finished third for the Bronze Medal.

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