Vanesa Hocková (born 20 January 2000) is a Slovak skeet shooter.
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| Nationality | Slovak | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 January 2000 Trnava, Slovakia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 155 cm (5 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Slovakia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Shooting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Skeet | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Vanesa Hocková was born on 20 January 2000 in Trnava.[1] She was competing in swimming until the age of 12, when she switched to shooting.[2]
Her best individual career result is the fourth place at the 2022 World Championships in Osijek, which qualified Hocková for participation in the 2024 Summer Olympics.[3]
Hocková was a part of the Slovak women skeet team which placed third at the 2022 ISSF World Cup, 2022 European Shotgun Championships and 2023 ISSF World Shooting Championships, second at the 2023 European Shotgun Championships and 2023 European Games and won gold at the 2024 European Shotgun Championships.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Vanesa Hocková". Slovenský olympijský tím (in Slovak). 20 January 2000. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "Slovenský talent Vanesa Hocková pred OH 2024: Sestra mala bábiky, ona chcela pištole". Slovenský olympijský tím (in Slovak). Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "Strelkyňa Hocková sa teší na prvé hry: Urobím maximum". TERAZ.sk (in Slovak). 24 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.