SGT Nick Mowrer has reached a milestone that no other American has – competing in more than one discipline at the Olympic Games. Mowrer is set to fire in 10-meter air pistol, 50-meter smallbore rifle and the 10-meter mixed air pistol team event in Tokyo.
“While it comes with a certain cool factor, the actual goal is much bigger,” he said of his historic feat.
Mowrer is making an Olympic comeback after eight years – last competing at the London Olympics in 2012 in 50-meter free pistol, where he finished 15th overall. This time, he looks to bring back his first medal.
At 32, Mowrer has saturated his impressive marksmanship career in a number of outstanding accomplishments. He became a Triple Distinguished athlete, a rare and honorable achievement, after earning his Distinguished Rifleman Badge in 2005, Distinguished Pistol Badge in 2013, and Distinguished International Badge in 2018. He joined the Army World Class Athlete Program (WCAP) in 2012 and is a resident athlete at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. Additionally, he’s a seven-time national record holder, a four-time aggregate collegiate pistol national champion, and has been a World Cup medalist in both pistol and rifle.
Mowrer first made his name known as a junior when he earned the title of National Rifle Association Rifle Junior Champion at the Camp Perry National Matches in 2008. He also competed in many CMP Junior Highpower Rifle events, claiming the overall National Junior Highpower Rifle Championship and the Col. Bill Deneke aggregate in 2008 for his performances in the President’s Rifle, National Trophy Individual, and Junior Team matches.
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