The Marines Set A Foundation For Marco De La Rosa, Who’s Now Headed To His Second Paralympics As A Shooter
The 52-year-old got into Para shooting 20 years after being medically discharged from the Marines.
Athlete Bio#
Height
4'7"
Age
51
Hometown
Rome, NY
Education
Rome Free Academy (Rome, N.Y.) ‘91
classification: R2 (Women's10m Air Rifle Standing SH) and R3 (Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1)
Personal
Delano secured a quota for the 2016 Paralympic Games during the last possible opportunity - the 2015 IPC Shooting World Cup in Fort Benning, Georgia. She also picked up the first medal of her career in a Paralympic Games event when she won bronze in the R2 event. Delano was born with Spina Bifida and began target Shooting in 2009. Within two years she was competing at the international level, and by 2011 she was invited to be a resident athlete at the Olympic Training Center. She was also an alternate for the Wheelchair Curling Team for the 2010 Paralympic Games in Vancouver, British Columbia....Daughter of Paul and Denise Delano…Has two brothers, Paul and Ralph…Hobbies include watching football, specifically the San Francisco 49ers, Indy Car racing, swimming, cooking, crafts, volunteering, handcycling and kayaking.Paralympic Experience
- 1-time Paralympian;
- Paralympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, 17th (R2 - 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 - Women), 42th (R3 - 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1 - Open)
World Championship Experience
- Most recent: 2018 – 44th (R3 - 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1 - Open)
- Years of participation: R3 - 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1 - Open 2014, 2018; R2 - 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 - Women 2014; R3 - 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1 - Team - Open 2014
- Top finish: 13th – 2014 (R3 - 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1 - Team - Open)
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