Sagen Maddalena

Sagen Maddalena (/ˈseɪdʒən ˌmædəˈliːnə/ SAY-jən MAD-ə-LEE-nə; born 16 August 1993)^[1] is a soldier and an American sport shooter. She represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo^[2][3][4] and the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.^[5] She currently lives in Groveland, California.^[6]

Sagen Maddalena

Maddalena at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Born	(1993-08-16) August 16, 1993 (age 31) Woodland, California, U.S.
Sport
Sport	Shooting
Medal record Women's shooting Representing the  United States Olympic Games 2024 Paris 50m rifle 3 positions World Championships 2022 Cairo 50 m rifle prone mixed team 2023 Baku 50 m rifle 3 positions team 2022 Cairo 10 m air rifle team 2023 Baku 50 m rifle 3 position World Cup Final 2021 Wroclaw 50 m rifle 3 positions 2021 Wroclaw 50 m rifle 3 positions mixed team 2022 Cairo 10m air rifle World Cup 2022 Rio De Janeiro 50 m rifle 3 positions Team 2022 Cairo 50 m rifle 3 positions Team 2021 New Dehli 10m air rifle Team 2022 Rio De Janeiro 50 m rifle 3 positions Pan American Games 2023 Santiago 10 metre air rifle 2023 Santiago Mixed pairs air rifle

She is a sergeant in the United States Army and serves as a shooter/instructor with the international team of the Army Marksmanship Unit.^[7]

Career

Maddalena got her start in competitive precision shooting on the state team as a California Grizzlies junior team member, competing in service rifle and being team captain. She credits this team for teaching her leadership and teamwork. She attended her first Civilian Marksmanship Program Highpower National Match at Camp Perry, Ohio during the summer of 2010. Sagen was awarded Distinguished Rifleman by the Civilian Marksmanship Program in 2011.

Maddalena competed on the University of Alaska Fairbanks Rifle Team^[8] 2013–2018.^[9] During that time she redshirted her first year and then competed the next four years. Maddalena is a four-time NRA First Team All-American in Air Rifle (2014–15, 2015–16, 2016-17 & 2017–18), three-time NRA First Team All-American in Smallbore (2015–16, 2016-17 & 2017–18), three-time CRCA First Team Aggregate All-American (2016, 2017 & 2018), and NRA Second Team All-American in Smallbore (2015). She Won Two Gold medals at 2021 President Cup in Wrocław^[10] and Won Bronze Medal at 2022 President Cup in Cairo^[11] Madalena Won Two Silver Medal and one Bronze Medal at 2022 World Cup.^[12][13][14] She Won Silver Medal at 2021 World Cup in New Delhi.^[15]

Maddalena won a silver medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the 50m rifle three positions event.^[16]

References

1. "MADDALENA Sagen". 2024. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
2. "Sagen Maddalena". Olympics. July 25, 2021. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
3. "Sagen Maddalena". ISSF. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
4. "Sagen Maddalena". Team USA. Archived from the original on July 25, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
5. "Sagen Maddalena". NBC. July 28, 2021. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
6. Holland, John (July 23, 2021). "Tokyo Olympics feature a few athletes with local ties". The Modesto Bee. pp. A1. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
7. Burch, Capt. Memory (March 18, 2019). "Maddalena shoots for gold". U.S. ARMY RECRUITING COMMAND. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
8. "Men's and Women's Rifle". University of Alaska Fairbanks Athletics. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
9. "Sagen Maddalena - Men's and Women's Rifle". University of Alaska Fairbanks Athletics. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
10. "Germany, China, Ukraine and USA win individual events on the final day of the President's Cup". ISSF. November 9, 2021. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
11. "Semi final match of ARW at 2022 President Cup in Cairo" (PDF). issf-sports.org. December 2, 2022.
12. "Double victory for Norway". issf-sports.org. April 16, 2022. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
13. "Jeanette Hegg Duestad leads Norway to First Place in Medal Standing in Cairo". Issf-sports.org. March 5, 2022. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
14. "Gold Medal Match R3PTEAMW at 2022 ISSF World Cup in Cairo" (PDF). issf-sports.org. March 5, 2022.
15. "Historical victories: medals in new events were distributed at the World Cup for the first time". Issf-sports.org. March 21, 2021. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
16. "50m Rifle 3 Positions Women's Final". Olympics. Retrieved August 2, 2024.