Zorana Arunović

Zorana Arunović (Serbian Cyrillic: Зорана Аруновић; born 22 November 1986) is a Serbian sport shooter. She was the world champion of 10 metre air pistol and Serbian Sportswoman of The Year for 2010.

Zorana Arunović
Arunović at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Personal information
NationalitySerbian
Born (1986-11-22) 22 November 1986
Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
CountrySerbia
SportShooting
RankNo. 1 (September 2010)
Event(s)Air pistol
Medal record
Women's Shooting
Representing  Serbia
World Championships
2010 Munich10m air pistol
2014 Granada10m air pistol team
2010 Munich25m pistol
2010 Munich25m pistol team
2018 Changwon10m air pistol
European Games
2015 Baku10m air pistol
2019 Minsk10m air pistol
2019 Minsk10m air pistol mixed team
European Championships
2010 Meråker10m air pistol team
2011 Brescia10m air pistol team
2013 Odense10m air pistol team
2016 Győr10m air pistol mixed team
2017 Maribor10m air pistol
2017 Maribor10m air pistol team
2017 Maribor10m air pistol mixed team
2020 Wrocław10m air pistol team
2013 Odense10m air pistol mixed team
2016 Győr10m air pistol team
2018 Győr10m air pistol
2018 Győr10m air pistol mixed team
2020 Wrocław10m air pistol mixed team
2012 Vierumäki10m air pistol team
2013 Osijek25m pistol team
2016 Győr10m air pistol
2018 Győr10m air pistol team
2019 Osijek10m air pistol mixed team
Mediterranean Games
2009 Pescara10m air pistol
2013 Mersin25m pistol
2013 Mersin10m air pistol
2018 Tarragona10m air pistol
Universiade
2011 Shenzhen25m pistol

Career

She began to practice shooting in 2001, starting at the club Policajac, and then moved to Crvena Zvezda. For this sport is interested because of the older sister Jelena (Јелена), who is also a successful shooter.

At the European Championship 2004 in Győr, together with other members of the junior team Arunović won a silver medal and in 2005 in Estonia she won the bronze. 2006 at the European Junior Championships in Moscow she won individual and team gold medal. Arunović also won bronze in the junior team in 10 m Air Pistol and individual gold in 25 m Pistol at the 2006 ISSF World Shooting Championships in Zagreb. At the 2009 Mediterranean Games in Pescara she won the gold medal.

Arunović has won many medals, but most importantly has won on the 2010 ISSF World Shooting Championships in Munich. She won the gold medal in 10 m Air Pistol, individual and team silver medal, along sister Jelena and Jasna Šekarić in 25 m Pistol. She became the first sportswoman from Serbia that has provided the advent of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

In September 2010, she climbed to first place in the list of the ISSF in the air pistol event.[1] Olympic Committee of Serbia has declared for the sportswoman of the year.[2] Arunović received Serbia's sport association "May award" in 2011. She won the silver medal at the 2011 Summer Universiade in Shenzhen.

Zorana participated at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She finished 4th in the Women's 25 metre pistol, and 7th in the Women's 10 metre air pistol.

She participated at the 2016 Summer Olympics. She is competing in the Women's 25 metre pistol, and finished 11th in the Women's 10 metre air pistol.

Olympic results
Event 2012 2016
25 metre pistol 4th
787.3		 19th
576
10 metre air pistol 7th
385+98.5		 11th
382+16

Records
Current world records held in 10 m Air Pistol
Women Final 246.9  Zorana Arunović (SRB) March 11, 2017 ECH Maribor (SLO)

Personal

She has studied Ukrainian, Russian and English.[3]

References
  1. "Zorana Arunović prva na svetu".
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 May 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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