Staff Sgt. Sagen Maddalena grew up in Groveland, California. She graduated from Keyes to Learning Charter School in 2012 and
attended the University of Alaska Fairbanks where she earned her Bachelor of Science in Natural Resource Management
in May 2018.
Maddalena enlisted on active duty in March 2019 and was assigned to the US Army Marksmanship Team International Team as a shooter/instructor.
Maddalena has had a distinguished shooting career before joining the Army. She was an eight time All American
(2014-2018) with the UAF rifle team, World Championship team member 2014 and 2018, President’s 100 (2010)
and Distinguished Rifleman (2011).
Maddalena won a 2024 Olympic Silver medal in the Women's 3-Position Rifle Individual, setting an Olympic Qualification record in the event.
Her military schools include: Cannon Crewmember, Fort Sill (2019).
Competitive Shooting Awards
2024
Silver medal, 2024 Olympic Games, Women's 3-Position Rifle Individual, Paris, FR
CAT Games: Gold, Women's 50m Smallbore Rifle; Gold, Women's 10m Air Rifle; Gold, 50m Rifle Prone; Silver, Mixed Team Air Rifle
2023
Pan American Games Champion Women's Air Rifle; Silver, Women's 50m Smallbore Rifle; Bronze, Mixed Team Air Rifle
ISSF World Championship: Gold and new World Record, Women’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions Team; Bronze, Women’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions
2022
Gold medal, ISSF Grand Prix, 3-Position Mixed Team, Granada, ESP
Bronze medal, ISSF Grand Prix, Air Rifle Mixed Team, Granada, ESP
Bronze medal, ISSF Grand Prix, 3-Position Rifle Individual, Granada, ESP
Bronze medal, World Cup Brazil, 3-Position Rifle Individual, Rio De Janeiro, BRA
Air Rifle National Champion, National Rifle Championships, Colorado Springs, CO USA
National Record
3-Position Rifle National Champion, National Rifle Championships, Colorado Springs, CO USA
Quota spot for 2024 Olympics, World Championships, 3-Position Rifle Individual, Cairo, EGY
Silver medal, World Championships, Air Rifle Team, Cairo, EGY
Gold medal, World Championships, Prone Mix Team, Cairo, EGY
Gold medal, CAT Games, Air Individual, Cairo, EGY
Gold medal, CAT Games, Air Rifle Mix Team, Cairo, EGY
Gold medal, CAT Games, 50-meter Team, Cairo, EGY
Gold medal, CAT Games, Prone Individual, Cairo, EGY
Gold medal, CAT Games, Prone Mix Team, Cairo, EGY
2021
U.S. Olympic Team, 3-Position Rifle, Tokyo, JPN (5th)
Gold medal, World Cup Final, 3-Position Rifle Individual, Waclawa, POL
Gold medal, World Cup Final, 3-Position Rifle Team, Waclawa, POL
Walther Cup
National Record
National Champion, Winter Airgun National Championships, Anniston, AL
2020
Gold medal, NRA Conventional Prone, Blackhawk Championships, Dawsonville, GA
National Record
National Champion, 3-Position Rifle, ASSA National Championships, Bristol, IN
National Record
Second Alternate, Women’s Air Rifle, US Olympic Trials, Colorado Springs, CO