U.S. PARALYMPIC SHOOTING TEAM ROSTER: PARIS 2024

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U.S. PARALYMPIC SHOOTING TEAM ROSTER: PARIS 2024
By Brittany Nelson, USAS Public Relations & Communications Manager

COLO SPRGS, CO (July 17, 2024) – USA Shooting is excited to announce the full Paralympic roster for the Paralympic Games in Paris 2024 Aug. 28- Sept. 8.

This summer, six rifle and pistol athletes will be representing the red, white, and blue on the U.S. Paralympic shooting team in France. Our team is comprised of seasoned Paralympians, to include a Paralympic medalist. See the roster below:

Paralympic Rifle

Kevin Nguyen

-R6 Mixed 50m Prone Rifle SH1

-R3 Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1

-Westminster, California

-Paralympian (Tokyo 2020)

-Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit

-2023 Parapan American Games bronze medalist in R6



John Wayne Joss

-R6 Mixed 50m Prone Rifle SH1 

-Corsicana, Texas

-Paralympian (Tokyo 2020, Rio 2016)

-Sergeant First Class in the U.S. World Class Athlete Program

-2024 National Champion in R6



Jazmin Almlie-Ryan

-R5 Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH2

-R4 Mixed 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2

-Cypress, Texas

-Paralympian (Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020)

-2024 WSPS Arequipa Grand Prix medalist



McKenna Geer

-R4 Mixed 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2

-R5 Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH2

-R9 Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH2

-Arlington, Washington

-Rio 2016 Paralympic Bronze medalist

-Tokyo 2020 Paralympian

-2024 WSPS Arequipa Grand Prix medalist



Paralympic Pistol

YanXiao Gong

-P1 Men’s 10m Air Pistol SH1

-P3 Mixed 25m Sport Pistol SH1

-P4 Mixed 50m Pistol SH1

-Malibu, California

-Paralympian (Tokyo 2020)

-The Los Angeles Film School

-2023 WSPS World Champion in P3



Marco De La Rosa

-P1 Men’s 10m Air Pistol SH1

-P3 Mixed 25m Sport Pistol SH1

-Chicago, Illinois

-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. Silva, a Snowflake, Arizona, native, has a background in bullseye and Olympic pistol shooting. She competed in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in Air Pistol.

Alternates for the Paris 2024 U.S. Paralympic shooting team are as follows:

Landon Ruggera: R3 Mixed 10 Rifle Prone SH1 and R6 Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH1

Madison Champion: R4 Mixed 10m Rifle Standing SH2 andR5 Mixed 10m Rifle Prone SH2

Michael Tagliapietra: P1 Men’s 10m Pistol SH1 and P3 Mixed 25m Pistol SH1

Shooting events kick off at the Paralympics on Aug 30. All finals events will be live streamed on Peacock, NBC’s streaming platform. See the full Paralympic shooting schedule here and see our watch guide here.

Follow @USAShooting on Instagram, Facebook, and X to stay up to date as the team gears up for Paris 2024.



About USA Shooting

USA Shooting, a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation was chartered by the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee as the National Governing Body for the Olympic & Paralympic Shooting Sports in April 1995. The organization develops and implements programs to promote growth in the sport and serves as a sanctioning body for local and national competitions. Headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado, at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Training Center, USA Shooting has a full-time staff dedicated to our sport.