Nina Christen (born 7 February 1994) is a Swiss sports shooter. She competed in the women's 10 metre air rifle event at the

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and

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, winning bronze in 2020. Winning the

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event with an Olympic record, Christen became the first Swiss to claim a gold medal in women's Olympic shooting. She also won Bronze in the 10m air rifle event.

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* * 1994 births Living people Swiss female sport shooters Olympic shooters for Switzerland Shooters at the 2016 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Nidwalden Shooters at the 2019 European Games European Games gold medalists for Switzerland European Games silver medalists for Switzerland European Games medalists in shooting Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Switzerland Olympic bronze medalists for Switzerland Shooters at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in shooting 21st-century Swiss women Shooters at the 2023 European Games {{Switzerland-sportshooting-bio-stub