Rio in Sight TM
By: Jessica Delos Reyes Manager of Media and Public Relations
One Year to Go: Rio in Sight For USA Shooting Paralympic Athletes
September 7 marked one
year to the Opening Ceremo- nies of the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and USA Shooting is excited about our prospects as we have Rio in Sight.
Looking Back…London 2012
USA Shooting history was
made in January 2012 with the naming of the 2012 Paralympic Games Team. For the fi rst time ever, USA Shooting sent athletes to compete in the Paralympic Games after having formed a Paralympic division follow- ing the 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The U.S. was represent-
ed by Eric Hollen (Colorado Springs, Colorado) and SFC Josh Olson (U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit / Spo- kane, Washington). Hollen placed 14th in P1 (Men’s 10m Air Pistol SH1) and 23rd in P4 (Mixed 50m Free Pistol SH1). Olson placed 12th in R6 (Mixed 50m Rifl e Prone SH1) and 28th in R3 (Mixed 10m Air Rifl e Prone SH1).
Scene in ‘16 Not only are Paralympic
shooting opportunities grow- ing worldwide, but similar results are present within USA Shooting. From the pro- gram’s beginning in 2008 to two Paralympic competitors in London at the 2012 Para-
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Top Storylines McKenna Dahl: The In-
ternational Paralympic Com- mittee named Dahl one of the “Top 10 Para-Athletes You Should Like Before 2016” noting “expect her to be huge come Rio 2016.” That’s tall billing for
the
recent high school gradu- ate turned Olympic Training Center Resident Athlete who earned her R4 Paralympic quota at last year’s World Championships.
2012 Paralympians Josh Olsen and Eric Hollen (pictured, along with Paralympic National Coach Bob Foth) made history as the fi rst Paralympic shooting athletes USA Shooting sent to the Paralympic Games.
Mike Tagliapietra: The
lympic Games, the program has grown tremendously in the past three years. Five Olympic Training Center resi- dent athletes and the U.S. Army’s Marksmanship Unit (USAMU) Paralympic Section have strengthened the over- all outlook. Though robust changes
in the rules governing the sport have brought some anxiety and uncertainty, USA Shooting has a strong start
USA Shooting News | September 2015
on building its number of quota slots as qualifi cation for the Paralympic Games began at the IPC Shooting World Championships last summer. Mike Tagliapietra (Fond du Lac, Wisconsin) and McKenna Dahl (Arling- ton, Washington) earned quota slots for the U.S. in P3 (Mixed 25m Pistol SH1) and R4 (Mixed 10m Air Rifl e Standing SH2) respectively.
IPC recently listed Tagliapi- etra, currently one of the top athletes in P3 (Mixed 25m Pistol SH1) as one of their “Top Pistol Shooters to Look Out For” at the IPC Shooting World Championships where he qualifi ed for and compet- ed in P1, P3 and P4 — the most events of any U.S. com- petitor. Tagliapietra’s strongest
event is proving to be the P3 (Mixed 25m Pistol SH1) event in which he earned his 2016 Paralympic quota slot at the 2014 World Champi-
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