Four soldiers from the Army Marksmanship Unit have qualified to compete in shooting events at the Paris Olympics this summer.
Staff Sgts. Rachel Tozier and Will Hinton, from the unit’s trap team, qualified to compete in Olympic Trap at the Paris Games during USA Shooting’s shotgun Olympic trials.
Two members of the Army Marksmanship Unit cemented their spots to represent Team USA at the 2024 Paris Olympics following their performance at the Olympic Trials.
Sgts. Sagen Maddalena and Ivan Roe, members of the Army Marksmanship Unit’s International Rifle Team, “qualified for Team USA and will represent the nation in the women’s and men’s 10m air rifle events during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games,” the Army Marksmanship Unit announced on Instagram.
For the 22nd time in a row, the Army Marksmanship Unit’s Service Pistol Team is the overall team champion of the Interservice Pistol Championships.
The annual gathering features elite marksmen from across the services and serves as a platform for showcasing skill and teamwork, according to an Army news release. The event typically takes place in June, but it was moved to November this year to allow more service members to participate.
With the Paris Olympics less than a year away, soldiers from the Army Marksmanship Unit’s shotgun team dominated on the global stage at the 2023 International Shooting Sports Federation World Championship in Baku, Azerbaijan.
“Competing at World Championships is invaluable when it comes to preparing for Olympic team selection,” Sgt. Rachel Tozier, a member of the U.S. Trap Team, said in an Army news release. “Being able to shoot among, and against, the best competitors in the world forces you to up your game and brings out any flaws that may need work.”
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