Personal information | |
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Born | Hronec, Slovakia | 14 September 1997
Professional information | |
Sport | Biathlon |
Club | Dukla Banská Bystrica |
World Cup debut | 2019 |
Veronika Machyniaková (born 14 September 1997) is a retired Slovak biathlete who competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics held in Beijing, China.
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]
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]
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Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay |
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2022 Beijing | 83rd | 88th | — | — | 19th | — |
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Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay | Single mixed relay |
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2020 Antholz | 63rd | 92nd | — | — | 17th | 19th | 26th |
2021 Pokljuka | 89th | 93rd | — | — | 21st | — | — |