Twelve Soldiers from the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit will compete in the 2023 International Shooting Sports Federation World Championship in Baku, Azerbaijan August 14 - September 1 as part of USA Shooting’s 40 athlete-team.

The ISSF World Championships includes a number of rifle, pistol and shotgun events where more than 1200 athletes from 101 nations will vie for the title of World Champion in their shooting discipline. It is also an opportunity for shooting sports athletes to earn U.S. Olympic Quotas for the 2024 Paris Games.

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Sgt. Sagen Maddalena, a marksmanship instructor/competitive shooter with the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, will compete in the 2023 International Shooting Sports Federation World Championship in Baku, Azerbaijan August 14 - September 1 as part of USA Shooting’s 40 athlete-team.

The Groveland, California native will compete in both Women's 10m Air Rifle and Women's 50m Smallbore. Maddalena already won the United States an Olympic Quota in Women's 50m Smallbore at a previous World Championship. This U.S. Army Soldier also competed at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo in the Women's 50m Smallbore (or Three Position Rifle) event, earning 6th place.

Sgt. Ivan Roe, a marksmanship instructor/competitive shooter with the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, will compete in the 2023 International Shooting Sports Federation World Championship in Baku, Azerbaijan August 14 - September 1 as part of USA Shooting’s 40 athlete-team.

The Bozeman, Montana native will compete in both Men's 10m Air Rifle and Men's 50m Smallbore. Roe already won the United States an Olympic Quota in Men's 50m Smallbore at the Championships of the Americas.

Staff Sgt. Patrick Sunderman, a marksmanship instructor/competitive shooter with the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, will compete in the 2023 International Shooting Sports Federation World Championship in Baku, Azerbaijan August 14 - September 1 as part of USA Shooting’s 40 athlete-team.

The Farmington, Minnesota native will compete in Men's 50m Smallbore. Sunderman competed in this same event at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.

Sgt. Tim Sherry, a marksmanship instructor/competitive shooter with the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, will compete in the 2023 International Shooting Sports Federation World Championship in Baku, Azerbaijan August 14 - September 1 as part of USA Shooting’s 40 athlete-team.

The Evergreen, Colorado native will compete in both Men's 300m Rifle and Men's 50m Smallbore.

Sgt. Alison Weisz, a marksmanship instructor/competitive shooter with the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, will compete in the 2023 International Shooting Sports Federation World Championship in Baku, Azerbaijan August 14 - September 1 as part of USA Shooting’s 40 athlete-team.

The Belgrade, Montana native will compete in Women's 10m Air Rifle. Weisz already won the United States an Olympic Quota in Women's 10m Air Rifle at a previous World Championship in Egypt when she claimed the Gold Medal. She also competed at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo as part of Team USA.

Staff Sgt. Christian Elliott, a marksmanship instructor/competitive shooter with the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, will compete in the 2023 International Shooting Sports Federation World Championship in Baku, Azerbaijan August 14 - September 1 as part of USA Shooting’s 40 athlete-team.

The Greenwood, Indiana native will compete in Men's Skeet.

Staff Sgt. Derek Haldman, a marksmanship instructor/competitive shooter with the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, will compete in the 2023 International Shooting Sports Federation World Championship in Baku, Azerbaijan August 14 - September 1 as part of USA Shooting’s 40 athlete-team.

The Sunbury, Ohio native will compete in Men's Trap.

Sgt. Alicia Gough, a marksmanship instructor/competitive shooter with the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, will compete in the 2023 International Shooting Sports Federation World Championship in Baku, Azerbaijan August 14 - September 1 as part of USA Shooting’s 40 athlete-team.

The Burlington, Wisconsin native will compete in Women's Trap.

Staff Sgt. Will Hinton, a marksmanship instructor/competitive shooter with the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, will compete in the 2023 International Shooting Sports Federation World Championship in Baku, Azerbaijan August 14 - September 1 as part of USA Shooting’s 40 athlete-team.

The Lawrenceville, Georgia native will compete in Men's Trap.

Spc. Samantha Simonton, a marksmanship instructor/competitive shooter with the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, will compete in the 2023 International Shooting Sports Federation World Championship in Baku, Azerbaijan August 14 - September 1 as part of USA Shooting’s 40 athlete-team.

The Gainesville, Georgia native will compete in Women's Skeet.

Staff Sgt. Dustan Taylor, a marksmanship instructor/competitive shooter with the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, will compete in the 2023 International Shooting Sports Federation World Championship in Baku, Azerbaijan August 14 - September 1 as part of USA Shooting’s 40 athlete-team.

The Greensboro, North Carolina native will compete in Men's Skeet.

Sgt. Rachel Tozier, a marksmanship instructor/competitive shooter with the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, will compete in the 2023 International Shooting Sports Federation World Championship in Baku, Azerbaijan August 14 - September 1 as part of USA Shooting’s 40 athlete-team.

The Pattonsburg, Missouri native will compete in Women's Trap.

Twelve Soldiers from the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit will compete in the 2023 International Shooting Sports Federation World Championship in Baku, Azerbaijan August 14 - September 1 as part of USA Shooting’s 40 athlete-team.

The ISSF World Championships includes a number of rifle, pistol and shotgun events where more than 1200 athletes from 101 nations will vie for the title of World Champion in their shooting discipline. It is also an opportunity for shooting sports athletes to earn U.S. Olympic Quotas for the 2024 Paris Games.

Olympic Quotas are essentially tickets, or slots, for a country to compete at the Olympics in a specific event. Each country is eligible for two athletes to compete in each event at the Games.

Currently, USA Shooting athletes have earned 15 Paris quotas. Seven of those quotes were earned at prior international competitions by the USAMU Soldiers stationed at Fort Moore, Georgia.

The USAMU Soldiers who are competing at the World Championships (and their events) are:

Sgt. Ivan Roe from Bozeman, Montana - Men’s 10m Air Rifle & Men’s 50m Smallbore

Staff Sgt. Patrick Sunderman from Farmington, Minnesota - Men’s 50m Smallbore

Sgt. Tim Sherry from Evergreen, Colorado - Men’s 50m Smallbore & 300m Rifle

Sgt. Alison Weisz from Belgrade, Montana - Women’s 10m Air Rifle

Sgt. Sagen Maddalena from Groveland, California - Women’s 10m Air Rifle & Women’s 50m Smallbore

Spc. Samantha Simonton from Gainesville, Georgia - Women’s Skeet

Staff Sgt. Christian Elliott from Greenwood, Indiana - Men’s Skeet

Staff Sgt. Dustan Taylor from Greensboro, North Carolina - Men’s Skeet

Sgt. Alicia Gough from Burlington, Wisconsin - Women’s Trap

Sgt. Rachel Tozier from Pattonsburg, Missouri - Women’s Trap

Staff Sgt. Derek Haldeman from Sunbury, Ohio - Men’s Trap

Staff Sgt. Will Hinton from Lawrenceville, Georgia - Men’s Trap

In the events that the USAMU Soldiers compete in, there are three outstanding Olympic Quotas (Men’s 10m Air Rifle, Men’s 50m Smallbore, Women’s Trap) and its the Soldiers’ mission to earn those.

The ISSF World Championship schedule can be viewed at https://www.issf-sports.org/competitions/venue/schedule.ashx?cshipid=3085 and is in local Baku time.

Some of the Finals will be aired live and can be found at https://www.issf-sports.org/competitions/venue/finalslivebroadcastschedule.ashx?cshipid=3085&fbclid=IwAR3-ae1t2TjVgdrLndQ3rB9Ep1SXHPYHjU5NUOGHqnVBX1S4NUuIHZY__MI. The USAMU and USA Shooting social media pages will announce when any U.S. athletes make it into the Finals.

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The U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit wins national and international shooting competitions, supports Army accessions, and advances small arms lethality to demonstrate Army marksmanship capability, enhance recruiting and increase marksmanship effectiveness in combat. USAMU is part of the U.S. Army Marketing Engagement Brigade and the U.S. Army Recruiting Command.