Nina Christen

{{Short description|Swiss sports shooter (born 1994)}}

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| nationality = Swiss

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|2|7|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Stans, Switzerland[https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/shooting/athlete-profile-n1465510-christen-nina.htm Nina Christen] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818133241/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/shooting/athlete-profile-n1465510-christen-nina.htm |date=18 August 2021 }} in: Olympic.com, 25 July 2021.

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| website = {{url|https://ninachristen.ch}}

| country = Switzerland

| sport = Sports shooting

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| coach = Torben Grimmel

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{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalGold|2020 Tokyo|50m rifle 3 positions}}

{{MedalBronze|2020 Tokyo|10m air rifle}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalSilver|2014 Granada| 50m rifle 3 positions junior}}

{{MedalSilver|2022 Cairo| 50m rifle 3 positions team}}

{{MedalCompetition|European Games}}

{{Medal|Gold|2019 Minsk|50m rifle prone mixed}}

{{Medal|Gold|2023 Kraków-Małopolska|10m air rifle}}

{{Medal|Gold|2023 Kraków-Małopolska|10m air rifle team}}

{{Medal|Gold|2023 Kraków-Małopolska|{{nowrap|50m rifle 3 positions mixed team}}}}

{{Medal|Silver|2019 Minsk|10m air rifle}}

{{Medal|Silver|2023 Kraków-Małopolska|50m rifle 3 positions team}}

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Nina Christen (born 7 February 1994) is a Swiss sports shooter.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/131744 |title=Nina Christen |work=Olympedia |accessdate=20 August 2020}} She competed in the women's 10 metre air rifle event at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Games, winning bronze in 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/nina-christen |title=Nina Christen |accessdate=6 August 2016 |work=Rio 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806080425/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/nina-christen |archive-date=6 August 2016 }} Winning the 50 m rifle three positions event with an Olympic record, Christen became the first Swiss to claim a gold medal in women's Olympic shooting.{{Cite web |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/en/news/nina-christen-wins-women-s-50m-rifle-3-positions-in-olympic-record |title=Nina Christen wins women's 50m rifle 3 positions in Olympic Record |access-date=31 July 2021 |archive-date=1 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210801003111/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/en/news/nina-christen-wins-women-s-50m-rifle-3-positions-in-olympic-record |url-status=dead }} She also won Bronze in the 10m air rifle event.{{cite news |title=Switzerland's Nina Christen wins 50-meter 3-position rifle gold |url=https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/31926399/switzerland-nina-christen-wins-50-meter-3-position-rifle-gold |access-date=27 October 2023 |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |publisher=ESPN Enterprises |date=31 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210731115527/https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/31926399/switzerland-nina-christen-wins-50-meter-3-position-rifle-gold |archive-date=31 July 2021 |language=en}}