U.S. Olympic Marksman Sagen Maddalena Shifts Her Sights for More in Paris
Sagen Maddalena dons an American uniform every day. Today, it just happened to be worn at the Olympic Games Paris 2024.
Athlete Bio#
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Height
5'1"
Age
63
Hometown
Snowflake, AZ
Education
Fountain Valley High School (Fountain Valley, Calif.) Chapman University '99, Criminal Justice
Olympic Experience
- 1-time Olympian
- Olympic Games Beijing 2008, 37th (10m Air Pistol - Women)
Quick Facts
- Daughter of William and Linda Martin
- Married to Antone Silva
- Has one son, Kenneth
- Learned to shoot in the Orange County Sheriff's Police Explorer Program in 1979
- Won the 1980 National Police Explorer Pistol Match and was invited to train at the U.S. Olympic Training Center
- Works full time as a lieutenant with the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.
More
USA ShootingWorld Championships Experience
- Most recent: 2018 – 62th (25m Pistol - Women)
- Years of participation: 25m Pistol - Women 2010, 2018; 10m Air Pistol - Women 2010
- Top finish: 60th – 2010 (10m Air Pistol - Women)
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