Sagen Maddalena, Paris 2024 Olympic medalist, claims gold in Women’s 50m Rifle 3-Position at the 2025 International Shooting Sports Federation World Cup in Lima, Peru, on April 17.
Her final score was 463.3, about two points ahead of the runner-up, Jeanette Hegg Duestad of Norway.
“I’m just coming out and doing my job,” Maddalena said after her victory. “I’m feeling just fine,” I’m sure it will hit eventually.”
The 2025 ISSF Lima World Cup marks Maddalena’s first international competition since she captured a silver medal at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in the Women’s 50m Rifle 3-Position event.
“I wasn’t sure if I was ready, but then yesterday a light switch just went off and compete mode really started,” Maddalena, a Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit said. “I’m happy I met my goals. I wanted to make a final and do well in it.”
The Paris 2024 Games marked Maddalena’s second Olympics and first Olympic medal. She has worked hard to earn her place in the top ranks of the international shooting scene. At the 2023 Pan American Games, she was crowned champion in Women’s 10m Air Rifle, earned silver in Women’s 50m Rifle 3-Position and bronze in Women’s 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team. At 2022 ISSF World Championships she earned gold in Women’s 50m Rifle 3-Position, silver in Women’s 10m Air Rifle Team and bronze in Women’s 50m Rifle 3-Position.
The U.S. skeet team earned an impressive five medals last week at the 2025 ISSF Lima World Cup. The U.S. Women’s Skeet athletes swept the podium with Kimberly Rhode winning gold, Samantha Simonton earning silver and Dania Vizzi claiming bronze. Dustan Taylor topped the podium in Men’s Skeet with a gold medal, marking his first individual ISSF medal. Additionally, Christian Elliott shared the podium with Taylor by earning a silver medal.
See official results of the 2025 ISSF Lima World Cup at the ISSF website.
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