Valentyna Honcharova

Valentyna Honcharova
Personal information
NationalityUkrainian
Born (1990-09-17) 17 September 1990 (age 36)
Sport
SportShooting
Events
Medal record
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 Baku10 m team running target
Silver medal – second place2018 Changwon10 m team running target mixed
Bronze medal – third place2023 Baku10 m running target mixed
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place2009 Heinola10 m running target junior
Gold medal – first place2010 Munich10 m running target junior
Gold medal – first place2010 Munich10 m running target mixed junior
Silver medal – second place2009 Heinola10 m running target mixed junior
Bronze medal – third place2008 Plzen10 m running target junior
Bronze medal – third place2008 Plzen10 m running target mixed junior
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2025 Châteauroux10 m team running target
Gold medal – first place2024 Plzeň50 m running target
Gold medal – first place2024 Plzeň10 m team running target
Gold medal – first place2024 Plzeň50 m team running target
Gold medal – first place2024 Plzeň50 m team running target mixed
Bronze medal – third place2025 Châteauroux10 m team running target mixed

Valentyna Honcharova (born September 17th, 1990; Ukrainian: Валентина Гончарова) is a Ukrainian female sports shooter. In 2024 she set the women's world record for 50 m Running Target with a score of 573.

Career

Honcharova participated at the 2018 ISSF World Shooting Championships, winning a silver medal in the 10 m mixed team event.

At the 2023 ISSF World Shooting Championships, Honcharova won individual bronze in the 10 m running target mixed, and team gold with Halyna Avramenko and Viktoriya Rybovalova.

At the 2024 European Running Target Championships she won gold in the women's 50 m Running Target, setting a new world record of 573.

At the 2025 European Shooting Championships, Honcharova won team gold in the women's 10m running target, and team bronze in the 10m running target mixed events.

References

  1. ↑ "ISSF Athlete Profile". International Shooting Sport Federation. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  2. ↑ Вінничани Данило Даніленко та Валентина Гончарова вибороли золото на чемпіонаті світу з кульової стрільби, 28.08.2023
  3. 1 2 "Records". International Shooting Sport Federation. Archived from the original on 1 February 2026. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  4. ↑ "10 m team running target mixed results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-06-04. Retrieved 2018-09-11.
  5. ↑ Philip Barker (28 August 2023). "Ukraine and Kazakhstan continue to dominate running target events at ISSF World Championships". insidethegames. Retrieved 16 February 2026.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ↑ Софія Король (28 August 2023). "Українки вибороли золото на чемпіонаті світу з кульової стрільби" [Ukrainian women won gold at the world championship in bullet shooting]. liga.net (in Ukrainian). LIGABusinessInform. Retrieved 16 February 2026.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ↑ "RESULTS 10m RUNNING TARGET WOMEN Team" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 27, 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  8. ↑ "Ukrainian athletes won 9 medals at the European Shooting Championship: one of the awards was won by the legendary Olympic champion". unn.ua. Ukrainian National News. 28 July 2025. Retrieved 16 February 2026.