USA Shooting has a strong roster for the Paris 2024 Games. With a team that includes many returning Tokyo Olympians and medalists, athletes are expected to bring back an impressive medal haul.
USA is a strong contender to clench the gold medal in Mixed Skeet Team, an event making its Olympic debut. Three-time Olympic gold medalist Vincent Hancock and Tokyo Olympian Austen Smith are among one of the two U.S. teams ready to compete in the event. Hancock has not only been training for his fifth Olympics, but has also been coaching at the range he co-owns in north Texas. Hancock is Smith and Conner Prince’s coach. Both Smith and Prince qualified for Paris in skeet events. Paris will be Prince’s Olympic debut.
The rifle team also boasts a handful of returning Olympians including Olympic silver medalist Mary Tucker. Tucker qualified in both air rifle and smallbore rifle for Paris and is looking to return to the podium and take the coveted gold medal. Sagen Maddalena and Ivan Roe are also looking to make a podium appearance competing in the Mixed Team Air Rifle event. The pair make a strong team as they train and serve together at the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit.
The pistol team is ready for the Olympic stage as strong contingent of three athletes, Katelyn Abeln, Ada Korkhin, and Henry Leverett, who competed together on The Ohio State University Pistol team. Leverett is a returning Tokyo Olympian and will be competing for some hardware in Men’s Rapid Fire Pistol.
The U.S. Olympic shooting team headed to Paris has strong ties to the military with four athletes currently serving in the Army and two athletes who formerly served.
Athletes to Watch:
- Vincent Hancock - is a four-time Olympian and three-time Olympic gold medalist looking to make history by earning his fourth Olympic gold medal where he would become the sixth athlete ever to win the same individual Olympic event four times and only the fourth American to do so after Al Oerter, Carl Lewis and Michael Phelps (and the first in shooting).
- Mary Tucker - a Tokyo Olympic silver medalist in Mixed Team Air Rifle and Sarasota, Fla. native. Mental health advocate who qualified in both air and smallbore events for Paris and is looking to bring home gold.
- Sagen Maddalena - looking for redemption in Paris after placing fifth in smallbore rifle at the Tokyo Games. Maddalena, a Sgt. in the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, qualified in both air and smallbore events for Paris.
- Henry Leverett - Tokyo Olympian, will be competing in Men’s Rapid Fire Pistol in Paris. The Bainbridge, Ga. native earned bronze at the 2023 Pan American Games in his event as well as a quota spot for the U.S.
For inquiries: Brittany Nelson - brittany.nelson@usashooting.org
