McKenna Geer

When Geer was 5 years old, she started attending Camp Access, a camp for kids with disabilities that introduced kids to the outdoors
At 12, she had the opportunity to shoot at a camp activity where the director, Ernie Butler, took notice and invited her to shoot an NRA sectional match later that spring
Her parents and grandparents were extremely supportive, and she competed in her first NRA national competition shortly after
She moved to the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., only a week after graduating from Lakewood High School with two years of college credit under her belt
McKenna continues to train at the OPTC and works as an athlete on the guest experience team at the Olympic and Paralympic Museum in downtown Colorado Springs
She’s completed her Bachelors of Business and Master of Business Administration through DeVry University
Tokyo 2020 will be McKenna’s second Paralympic appearance
Born with amyoplasia arthrogryposis in her left hand and both feet, causing her muscles not to form properly
McKenna hopes to become a mentor that the next generation of kids can look up to and show them all that life has to offer.

Most recent: 2019 – 6th (R9 - 50m Rifle Prone SH2 - Open), 9th (R5 - 10m Air Rifle Prone SH2 - Open), 25th (R4 - 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2 - Open)
Years of participation: R4 - 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2 - Open 2014, 2018, 2019; R5 - 10m Air Rifle Prone SH2 - Open 2014, 2018, 2019; R9 - 50m Rifle Prone SH2 - Open 2018, 2019
Top finish: 6th – 2019 (R9 - 50m Rifle Prone SH2 - Open)

Paralympic Games Paris 2024, 13th (R9 - 50m Rifle Prone SH2 - Open), 23th (R4 - 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2 - Open), 33th (R5 - 10m Air Rifle Prone SH2 - Open)
Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, 17th (R9 - 50m Rifle Prone SH2 - Open), 21th (R4 - 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2 - Open), 34th (R5 - 10m Air Rifle Prone SH2 - Open)
Paralympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, bronze (R5 - 10m Air Rifle Prone SH2 - Open), 24th (R4 - 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2 - Open)

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