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
5'11"
Age
23
Hometown
Colorado Springs, CO
Education
Colorado Springs High School '18 University of Kentucky ’22, Mechanical Engineering
Personal
Son of Gregory and Victoria Shaner...Has one younger sister, Brianna....Started in shooting sports when he was 9 years old at a small 4-H program in Rifle, Colorado...One of two University of Kentucky Rifle athletes who will be competing at the Tokyo Games...Named NCAA Rookie of the Year his freshman year and was an All-American First Team member in air rifle and smallbore...Finished second in the NCAA air rifle individual championship in addition to winning the team gold with UK his sophomore year, then repeated this exact feat with again with UK his junior year...Strives to be a role model for the next generation of up-and-coming Shooting athletesCareer Highlights
- 2018-19 NCAA Rookie of the Year
- 2018 ISSF Junior World Championships, bronze (rifle prone)
- 2018 ISSF Suhl Junior World Cup, gold (rifle prone)
Olympic Experience
- 1-time Olympian; 1-time Olympic medalist (1 gold)
- Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, gold (10m Air Rifle - Men), 7th (10m Air Rifle - Team - Mixed)
World Championship Experience
- Most recent: 2022 – 13th (10m Air Rifle - Team - Men), 25th (10m Air Rifle - Men), 33th (10m Air Rifle - Team - Mixed)
- Years of participation: 10m Air Rifle - Men 2022; 10m Air Rifle - Team - Men 2022; 10m Air Rifle - Team - Mixed 2022
- Top finish: 13th – 2022 (10m Air Rifle - Team - Men)
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Tucker, who recently qualified for her second Olympics, has only been competing for six years.
Sgt. Sagen Maddalena Is Headed Back To The Olympics, This Time In Air Rifle
Maddalena is also seeking to qualify for Paris in three-position rifle, which she could do in March.
