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victoria padial hernández padial at obertilliach in december 2010 granada , spain 10 august 1988 victoria padial hernandez 1.jpg victoria padial
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victoria padial

victoria padial hernández -lrb- born august 10 , 1988 in granada -rrb- is a spanish biathlete .
padial competed in the 2010 winter olympics for spain .
her best performance was 86th in the individual .
she also finished 87th in the sprint .
as of february 2013 , her best performance at the biathlon world championships is 45th , in the 2013 sprint .
as of february 2013 , padial 's best performance in a biathlon world cup event is 40th , in the individual at sochi in 2012/13 .
she subsequently bettered this in the 2013/14 season when she scored a 20th place in a sprint competition in pokljuka .
on february 1 , 2014 , with her silver medal in the 7.5 km sprint , she became the first spanish biathlete to win a medal in a european championships .
the following day , she won the silver medal in the 10km pursuit too .
padial competed in the 2014 winter olympics for spain .
her best performance was 46th in the pursuit .
she also finished 52nd in the sprint and 54th in the individual .
