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.
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Athlete Bio#
Height
5'9"
Age
43
Hometown
Brown Mills, NJ
Education
Pemberton Township High School (Pemberton, N.J.) ‘99 University of Alaska-Fairbanks '03, Accounting; University of Colorado – Colorado Springs ’06, Business Administration
Personal
Son of Louis and Gloria Emmons...Married his wife, Katerina, on June 30, 2007...Wife is a three-time Olympic medalist in shooting...Has one son, Martin, and two daughters, Julia and Emma...Father-in-law, Petr Kurka, is a three-time Olympian in rifle Shooting and coach of the Australian National Rifle Team...Began shooting competitively after FBI firearms instructor Paul Adamowski invited him to give the sport a try...Cousin, Chris Ledoux, is a country singer...Serves as a consultant for the U.S. biathlon team...Is a cancer survivor...Interests include cross-country skiing, cycling, hunting, running and playing guitar.Olympic Experience
- Four-time Olympian (2004, 2008, 2012, 2016); Three-time Olympic medalist (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
- Rio 2016 Olympic Games, 19th (50m three position)
- London 2012 Olympic Games, bronze (50m three position); 35th (10m air)
- Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, silver (50m prone); 4th (50m three position)
- Athens 2004 Olympic Games, gold (50m prone); 8th (50m three position); 9th (10m air)
World Championship Experience
- Most recent: 2014 – 19th (50m three position), 27th (50m prone)
- Years of Participation: 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014
- Medals: 2 (1 gold, 1 bronze)
- Gold – 2002 (50m prone)
- Bronze – 2010 (50m prone)
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