USA Shooting: Rifle Team Begins 2023 With Back-To-Back Competitions In Europe

Six rifle athletes this month in Europe are competing in consecutive international matches.

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at USA Shooting posted on January 23, 2023
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USA Shooting athlete Brandon Muske with his Men’s 10m Air Rifle gold medal garnered at the 2022 CAT Games.
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USA Shooting has announced that six rifle athletes are competing in back-to-back international competitions this month in Europe. 

The first competition is the Meyton Cup in Innsbruck, Austria, to be held January 20-25. Second is the H&N Cup, which will be held in Munich, Germany, from January 24-29.

The following men will be representing Team USA at the competitions.

  • Brandon Muske—2022 Championship of the Americas (CAT) gold medalist and U.S. Olympic quota earner in Men’s 10m Air Rifle
  • Tim Sherry—2022 ISSF World Championship bronze medalist in 300m Standard Rifle

The following women will be competing for Team USA.

  • Sagen Maddalena—Five-time medalist at the 2022 Championship of the Americas and earned a U.S. Olympic quota in Women’s 50m Rifle 3-Position at the 2022 ISSF World Championships
  • Alison Weisz—2022 ISSF World Championships gold medalist and U.S. Olympic quota earner in Women’s 10m Air Rifle
  • Ginny Thrasher—2016 Olympic Games gold medalist
  • Jeanne Haverhill—2022 Dixie Double Champion

The rifle team is going into 2023 after a banner year in 2022. The team earned 21 medals at the 2022 CAT Games, 10 medals at the 2022 ISSF World Championships and a total of six U.S. Olympic quotas for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games in the following events:

  • Men’s 10m Air Rifle
  • Women’s 10m Air Rifle (2)
  • Men’s 50m 3 Rifle 3 Positions
  • Women’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions (2)

The area of Europe where the competitions will take place is a popular location for air guns and shooting sports. In fact, some of the clubs date back to the Middle Ages. Also notable—Meyton is a brand of electronic targets and H&N makes air gun pellets.

Learn more about USA Shooting at usashooting.org.

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