Paris 2024: U.S. Paralympic Shooting Team Roster

Six talented rifle and pistol athletes will represent the red, white and blue at the upcoming Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.

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at USA Shooting posted on July 17, 2024
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USA Shooting athletes YanXiao Gong (l.) and Marco De La Rosa will compete in pistol events at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, Aug. 28 to Sept. 8.
Photo courtesy of USA Shooting

USA Shooting has announced the full U.S. Paralympic team roster for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games that will run from August 28 to September 8.

This summer, six U.S. rifle and pistol athletes will represent our country on the U.S. Paralympic shooting team in France. The team is comprised of seasoned Paralympians, including a Paralympic medalist.

U.S. Paralympic Team
Six rifle and pistol athletes—including a Paralympic medalist—will be representing the red, white and blue as members of the U.S. Paralympic shooting team in France this summer.

 

See the Paris 2024 U.S. Paralympic Shooting Team roster below.

PARALYMPIC RIFLE

  • Kevin Nguyen (Westminster, Calif.)
    • R6 Mixed 50m Prone Rifle SH1
    • R3 Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1
    • Paralympian (Tokyo 2020)
    • Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit
    • 2023 Parapan American Games bronze medalist in R6
  • John Wayne Joss (Corsicana, Texas)
    • R6 Mixed 50m Prone Rifle SH1
    • Paralympian (Tokyo 2020, Rio 2016)
    • Sergeant First Class in the U.S. World Class Athlete Program
    • 2024 National Champion in R6
  • Jazmin Almlie-Ryan (Cypress, Texas)
    • R5 Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH2
    • R4 Mixed 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2
    • Paralympian (Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020)
    • 2024 WSPS Arequipa Grand Prix medalist
  • McKenna Geer (Arlington, Wash.)
    • R4 Mixed 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2
    • R5 Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH2
    • R9 Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH2
    • Rio 2016 Paralympic Bronze medalist
    • Tokyo 2020 Paralympian
    • 2024 WSPS Arequipa Grand Prix medalist

PARALYMPIC PISTOL

  • YanXiao Gong (Malibu, Calif.)
    • P1 Men’s 10m Air Pistol SH1
    • P3 Mixed 25m Sport Pistol SH1
    • P4 Mixed 50m Pistol SH1
    • Paralympian (Tokyo 2020)
    • The Los Angeles Film School
    • 2023 WSPS World Champion in P3
  • Marco De La Rosa (Chicago, Ill.)
    • P1 Men’s 10m Air Pistol SH1
    • P3 Mixed 25m Sport Pistol SH1
    • Paralympian (Rio 2016)
    • Marine Corps Veteran
    • 2024 WSPS Arequipa Grand Prix medalist

Brenda Silva, USA Shooting’s national Paralympic coach, will be joining the team in Paris as the head coach. A native of Snowflake, Ariz., Silva has a background in bullseye and Olympic pistol shooting, and competed at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in Air Pistol.

Alternates for the Paris 2024 U.S. Paralympic shooting team are below.

  • Landon Ruggera—R3 Mixed 10 Rifle Prone SH1, R6 Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH1
  • Madison Champion—R4 Mixed 10m Rifle Standing SH2, R5 Mixed 10m Rifle Prone SH2
  • Michael Tagliapietra—P1 Men’s 10m Pistol SH1, P3 Mixed 25m Pistol SH1

Shooting events will kick off at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games on August 30. All finals will be live streamed on Peacock, NBC’s streaming platform.

Learn more about USA Shooting at usashooting.org.

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