U.S. Paralympic Taking pictures Crew Roster: Paris 2024
By Brittany Nelson, USAS Public Relations & Communications Supervisor
COLO SPRGS, CO (July 17, 2024) – USA Taking pictures is happy to announce the total Paralympic roster for the Paralympic Video games in Paris 2024 Aug. 28- Sept. 8.
This summer time, six rifle and pistol athletes will probably be representing the pink, white, and blue on the U.S. Paralympic capturing workforce in France. Our workforce is comprised of seasoned Paralympians, to incorporate a Paralympic medalist. See the roster beneath:
Paralympic Rifle
Kevin Nguyen
-R6 Blended 50m Susceptible Rifle SH1
-R3 Blended 10m Air Rifle Susceptible SH1
-Westminster, California
-Paralympian (Tokyo 2020)
-Employees Sergeant within the U.S. Military Marksmanship Unit
-2023 Parapan American Video games bronze medalist in R6
John Wayne Joss
-R6 Blended 50m Susceptible Rifle SH1
-Corsicana, Texas
-Paralympian (Tokyo 2020, Rio 2016)
-Sergeant First Class within the U.S. World Class Athlete Program
-2024 Nationwide Champion in R6
Jazmin Almlie-Ryan
-R5 Blended 10m Air Rifle Susceptible SH2
-R4 Blended 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2
-Cypress, Texas
-Paralympian (Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020)
-2024 WSPS Arequipa Grand Prix medalist
McKenna Geer
-R4 Blended 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2
-R5 Blended 10m Air Rifle Susceptible SH2
-R9 Blended 50m Rifle Susceptible SH2
-Arlington, Washington
-Rio 2016 Paralympic Bronze medalist
-Tokyo 2020 Paralympian
-2024 WSPS Arequipa Grand Prix medalist
Paralympic Pistol
YanXiao Gong
-P1 Males’s 10m Air Pistol SH1
-P3 Blended 25m Sport Pistol SH1
-P4 Blended 50m Pistol SH1
-Malibu, California
-Paralympian (Tokyo 2020)
-The Los Angeles Movie Faculty
-2023 WSPS World Champion in P3
Marco De La Rosa
-P1 Males’s 10m Air Pistol SH1
-P3 Blended 25m Sport Pistol SH1
-Chicago, Illinois
-Paralympian (Rio 2016)
-Marine Corps Veteran
-2024 WSPS Arequipa Grand Prix medalist
Brenda Silva, USA Taking pictures’s nationwide Paralympic coach, will probably be becoming a member of the workforce in Paris as the top coach. Silva, a Snowflake, Arizona, native, has a background in bullseye and Olympic pistol capturing. She competed within the 2008 Beijing Olympic Video games in Air Pistol.
Alternates for the Paris 2024 U.S. Paralympic capturing workforce are as follows:
Landon Ruggera: R3 Blended 10 Rifle Susceptible SH1 and R6 Blended 50m Rifle Susceptible SH1
Madison Champion: R4 Blended 10m Rifle Standing SH2 andR5 Blended 10m Rifle Susceptible SH2
Michael Tagliapietra: P1 Males’s 10m Pistol SH1 and P3 Blended 25m Pistol SH1
Taking pictures occasions kick off on the Paralympics on Aug 30. All finals occasions will probably be stay streamed on Peacock, NBC’s streaming platform. See the total Paralympic capturing schedule right here and see our watch information right here.
Observe @USAShooting on Instagram, Fb, and X to remain updated because the workforce gears up for Paris 2024.
About USA Taking pictures
USA Taking pictures, a 501(c)(3) non-profit company was chartered by the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee because the Nationwide Governing Physique for the Olympic & Paralympic Taking pictures Sports activities in April 1995. The group develops and implements packages to advertise development within the sport and serves as a sanctioning physique for native and nationwide competitions. Headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Coaching Middle, USA Taking pictures has a full-time employees devoted to our sport.
