Veronika Machyniaková

Veronika Machyniaková (born 14 September 1997) is a retired Slovak biathlete who competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics held in Beijing, China.

Biography Veronika Machyniaková was born on 14 September 1997 in the village of Hronec, close to Brezno. Her father Ľubomír Machyniak is a former professional biathlete who competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics and became a Slovak Biathlon Association functionary after retirement. Her younger sister Júlia is a biathlete as well. While competing in professional biathlon, Machyniaková graduated in economics from the Matej Bel University.

Despite her mixed performances, Machynová was a part of the Slovak biathlon team at the 2022 Winter Olympics in China as a replacement for the Remeň twins, who refused to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Following her disappointing performance in the Olympics, Machyniaková retired from competitive biathlon.

Career results Olympic Games 0 medals EventIndividualSprintPursuitRelay 2022 Beijing 83rd 88th — — 19th —

World Championships 0 medals EventIndividualSprintPursuitRelay 2020 Antholz 63rd 92nd — — 17th 19th 26th 2021 Pokljuka 89th 93rd — — 21st — —