Fort Benning, GA -(AmmoLand.com)- USA Shooting announced Friday that it is once again implementing an incentive and reward program for athletes winning medals at the Olympic and Paralympic Games and for the National Team coaches responsible for managing and executing the discipline program.
“The purpose of this program is to offer a reward for athletes and coaches as incentive and reward to work toward and achieve the goal of medal-winning performances next year in Rio,” said USA Shooting CEO/Executive Director Robert Mitchell. “We thank our sponsors and donors for making such monetary benefits possible and we look forward to writing some big checks in August and September.”
In 2012 under a similar program, USA Shooting awarded $198,000 in bonuses to the organization’s four Olympic medalists including Jamie Corkish, Kim Rhode, Vincent Hancock and Matt Emmons.
The bonus money being made available from USA Shooting is above and beyond the medal bonus payments typically provided by the U.S. Olympic Committee.
The chart below lists Olympic incentives to be given for medals won. Individual payout for earning a medal goes up depending on the number of medals earned as a team. Athletes may win multiple awards.
|
Team Medal #s |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6+ |
|
Gold |
$30,000 |
$40,000 |
$50,000 |
$60,000 |
$70,000 |
$80,000 |
|
Silver |
$15,000 |
$20,000 |
$25,000 |
$30,000 |
$35,000 |
$40,000 |
|
Bronze |
$9,000 |
$12,000 |
$15,000 |
$18,000 |
$21,000 |
$24,000 |
Rewards for National Coaches for medals won at the 20016 Olympic Games are outlined in the table below and the reward increases with the number of medals earned per discipline.
|
Team Medal #s |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
|
Pistol |
$5,000 |
$10,000 |
$15,000 |
$25,000 |
|
Rifle |
$4,000 |
$7,500 |
$15,000 |
$25,000 |
|
Shotgun |
$4,000 |
$7,500 |
$15,000 |
$25,000 |
The five Paralympic athletes set to participate in Rio will have the opportunity to earn a $10,000 award for each gold medal they earn, followed by $6,000 for silver and $3,000 for bronze. The 2016 Paralympic Team coach could receive up to $6,000 if the team earns three medals.
Two medals will worth $4,000 while one medal will garner $2,000.
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About USA Shooting:
USA Shooting, a 501c3 non-profit corporation, was chartered by the United States Olympic Committee as the National Governing Body for the sport of shooting in April 1995. USA Shooting’s mission is to prepare American athletes to win Olympic medals, promote the shooting sports throughout the U.S. and govern the conduct of international shooting in the country.
Check us out on the web at usashooting.org and on Twitter at twitter.com/USAShooting.