The SUPPORTER Olympic Women’s campaign celebrates notable women athletes from our partner countries who have proudly represented or will represent their nations in the Olympic Games. These athletes have made significant contributions to their respective sports and serve as powerful role models, advocating for gender equality in sports.

One such athlete is 55-year-old Nino Salukvadze, a Georgian pistol shooter and trailblazer. Born on 1 February 1969, Salukvadze is one of the most significant athletes in the history of the International Shooting Sport Federation, having participated in every Olympics since 1988.

At 19, in her Olympic debut, Salukvadze won her first gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea. Several days later, she also won a silver medal at the same Olympics. In 2008, at the Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, Salukvadze won the bronze medal. At the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, she made history once again as the first female athlete to compete alongside her son.

Despite serious health issues and surgery, Salukvadze continued to make history at the Paris Summer Olympics in 2024, becoming the first athlete to participate in 10 consecutive Olympic Games, equalling the overall participation record set by Canadian equestrian Ian Millar in 2012. To honour this incredible achievement as the first and only individual athlete to compete in 10 Olympics, Salukvadze was awarded a commemorative plaque by the ISSF President.

In the face of barriers and societal attitudes towards female athletes, Nino Salukvadze has made a significant impact on her sport as a role model and advocate for female athletes.

In addition to her sporting achievements, Salukvadze serves as Vice-President of the National Olympic Committee of Georgia.