Sagen Maddalena Clinches Fourth Place in Women’s Air Rifle at Paris 2024 Olympic Games

By Brittany Nelson, USAS Public Relations & Communications Supervisor

CHATEAUROUX, France (July 29, 2024) – Sagen Maddalena, a Groveland, California native, earned a powerful fourth place in Ladies’s 10m Air Rifle after an intense last on the Paris 2024 Olympic Video games at Chateauroux Capturing Heart.

Maddalena, a returning Tokyo 2020 Olympian, earned herself a spot within the last when she completed seventh within the qualification spherical by capturing a rating of 631.4. View official scores of the qualification spherical right here.

Maddalena, a three-time 2023 Pan American Video games medalist solely shot Ladies’s 50m Smallbore on the Tokyo 2020 Video games, making right this moment’s last look her very first air rifle Olympic last.

“I really feel excited, I really feel like I might throw up proper now,” Maddalena stated about her emotions simply after qualifying for the ultimate. “I’m excited for the chance to be a sportsman on the most important stage there may be within the capturing occasions.”

Maddalena kicked off the ultimate with two robust sequence of 5 photographs the place she shot all 10s. Her mixed 10 shot rating was a 104.3 earlier than the elimination single photographs. The group was electrical on the Chateauroux capturing heart as Maddalena continued to shoot 10s as the opposite opponents have been being eradicated.

“I’m slightly bit speechless,” Randy Maddalena stated about watching Sagen’s last in particular person. “It’s a enormous accomplishment. It’s simply nuts. It drains you as a result of this competitors is such a excessive stage. I’m tremendous proud. There’s nothing else to say. I’m tremendous proud for her, of what she has achieved, and what she’s going to proceed to perform.”

Maddalena, a Sgt. within the U.S. Military Marksmanship Unit (USAMU), made her manner as much as fourth place through the single shot elimination rounds. Maddalena earned fourth by out capturing Oceanne Muller of France who completed fifth.

“It was unimaginable to look at,” stated Lt. Col. Casey Mills, USAMU Commander. “I used to be nervous however very happy with her. Most significantly, I obtained to see the work she has put in on a regular basis repay and validated by making the ultimate. It was a really proud second for me because the commander.”

View official scores of the ultimate right here.

Maddalena, a 2023 World Championship bronze medal in Ladies’s 50m Smallbore Rifle, certified for each air and smallbore rifle. She’s going to start competing in Ladies’s 50m Smallbore Rifle beginning August 1.

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