U.S. Olympic Marksman Sagen Maddalena Shifts Her Sights for More in Paris
Sagen Maddalena dons an American uniform every day. Today, it just happened to be worn at the Olympic Games Paris 2024.
Athlete Bio#
Height
5'7"
Age
30
Hometown
Solvang, CA
Quick Facts
- Daughter of Charlie and Carolyn Carroll
- Introduced to shotgun sports by her dad
- Began competing at age 8
- First USA Shooting Team athlete to win three straight national titles since Vincent Hancock from 2010-12.
World Championship Experience
- Most recent: 2019 – gold (Trap - Team - Women, Trap - Women), 4th (Trap - Team - Mixed)
- Years of participation: Trap - Team - Mixed 2017, 2019; Trap - Team - Women 2017, 2018, 2019; Trap - Women 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019
- Medals: 5 (3 gold, 2 bronze)
- Gold – 2019 (Trap - Team - Women, Trap - Women); 2017 (Trap - Team - Women)
- Bronze – 2018 (Trap - Team - Women); 2017 (Trap - Team - Mixed)
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Career Highlights
- Pan American Games, Lima, 2019 (Trap - Team - Mixed, Trap - Women)
- World Cup Final, Al Ain, 2019 (Trap - Team - Mixed, Trap - Women)
- World Cup Final, New Delhi, 2017 (Trap - Women)
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Maddalena is also seeking to qualify for Paris in three-position rifle, which she could do in March.
