Drill Team Or Rifle Team? Madison Champion’s Fateful Choice Back In High School Could Lead Her To The Paralympics
Champion, 22, recently secured a U.S. quota for the Paris Games and now is aiming to fill it herself.
Athlete Bio#
Age
23
Hometown
Greenville, TX
classification: SH2
Personal
- Got into the sport of shooting through her high school Jr. ROTC team
- Shot for her varsity high school team and joined the Dallas Shooting Stars club
- Competed in her first USA Shooting Junior Olympic National Championships in 2019
- Competed in her first international competition in 2022
Career Highlights
- ParaPan American Games, Santiago, 2023 (R4 - 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2 - Open, R5 - 10m Air Rifle Prone SH2 - Open)
World Championships Experience
- Most recent: 2023 – 36th (R4 - 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2 - Open), 50th (R5 - 10m Air Rifle Prone SH2 - Open)
- Years of participation: R4 - 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2 - Open 2022, 2023; R5 - 10m Air Rifle Prone SH2 - Open 2022, 2023
- Top finish: 18th – 2022 (R5 - 10m Air Rifle Prone SH2 - Open)
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