Kristina Vestveit (born 24 August 1986) is a

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rifle shooter. She was selected to represent Norway during the

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. The Norwegian Shooting Federation had suggested to select Ingrid Stubsjøen, but

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selected Vestveit instead after good performances in the final World Cup event of the 2008 season. Vestveit received her first international senior medal when she was only 18 years old, when she won the bronze medal in the 300 m Rifle Three Positions event during the European Championships in

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2005. A year later she became junior World Champion in 50 m Rifle Three Positions during the

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1986 births Living people Norwegian female sport shooters ISSF rifle shooters Shooters at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic shooters for Norway 21st-century Norwegian women {{Norway-sportshooting-bio-stub