Lena Miculek

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Lena Miculek
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Lena Miculek (in the middle) receiving the gold medal at the 2017 IPSC Rifle World Shoot
Personal information
National teamUnited States
Born (1995-03-22) March 22, 1995 (age 29)
Occupation IPSC shooter
Sport
Team Team SIG Sauer [1]
Medal record
IPSC
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
IPSC Rifle World Shoot
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Moscow Lady Open
IPSC Shotgun World Shoot
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Debrecen Lady Standard
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Agna Lady Standard
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Châteauroux Lady Standard

Lena Miculek is an American professional competitive shooter, firearms educator, and product developer in the firearms industry. [2]

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Lena was born and raised on her family's shooting range in Princeton, Louisiana. She is the daughter of IPSC Revolver World Champion, Jerry Miculek, and Handgun Lady Open Champion, Kay Clark Miculek. Her grandfather was the gunsmith Jim Clark of Clark Custom Guns, making her a third generation firearms professional.

Miculek began shooting competitively when she was eight years old. In an interview when asked about her first competition, Miculek stated, "I was eight and my sister was 10. We were competing at the Sportsmans Team Challenge. We shot a Ruger 10/22 rifle and a Smith & Wesson Model 41 .22 pistol as a team. I earned a medal the size of my head for being their youngest competitor ever. The following year, they created a sub-junior category." [3]

From 8 years old, Miculek continued to compete in various shooting disciplines and began to make a name for herself. Miculek earned her first world title in Debrecen, Hungary (2012) at the age of 17 (Shotgun World Shoot Lady Standard Gold Medal). [4]

Miculek holds 9 world titles in 5 different shooting disciplines: Rifle Only, Shotgun Only, Pistol Caliber Carbine (PCC), Multigun (Pistol/Rifle/Shotgun all together), and the NRA World’s Greatest Shooter. These titles are among 3 PCC national titles, 20 PCC championships, over 50 3-Gun championships, and hundreds of championships and high lady titles in various disciplines. Miculek is a member of Team SIG’s professional competitive shooters (since January 2017). She is now “the top multi-discipline female competitor in the world and focuses on 3-Gun and PCC Competition as a member of Team SIG." [5]

As Miculek spent most of her time on the road traveling from competition to competition, in 2021 she began to make modifications to her 2017 Toyota Tacoma so that she could journey on the road along with her beloved dog, Letty. As a single female on the road, Miculek quickly realized the need to explore ways of self-protection so that she could freely and safely enjoy her time traveling and adventuring. This led to her journey of concealed carry. She soon realized the many challenges to concealed carry that there are for women in finding the right products and resources to confidently and competently navigate the world of concealment. This gap in the firearms industry along with other personal experiences struck a chord in Miculek and eventually led to the development of what is now known as ROSE by SIG SAUER. [6]

In partnership with SIG SAUER, Miculek launched ROSE in January 2023. While still remaining a professional competitive shooter and member of Team SIG, Miculek saw the lack of education and resources specifically for women in their concealed carry journey. ROSE by SIG Sauer is a product, educational resource, and community specifically geared towards women. “The Rose P365 pistol comes in two attractive variations including the standard P365-380 ROSE or the P365-XL COMP ROSE chambered in the 9MM. Both pistols come in the Rose Package which includes a custom, ROSE Vaultek safe and access to a comprehensive step-by-step video training series with Lena Miculek….The Rose P365 kit comes with the P365 pistol, safe storage safe, extra magazines, magazine loader, dummy training rounds, a quick start guide, and all the tools you need.” [7] The education component can be accessed by anyone at https://www.youtube.com/@ROSEbySIGSAUER . These training videos walk any level of firearms owner through the very basics of safe handling in the comfort of their own home all the way through live fire sessions at the range. The ROSE Community is an ever growing Facebook group for women to learn from one another and encourage each other wherever they are in their firearms journey. Miculek is an active participant in the group and offers exclusive content to further education or give helpful tips and tricks for concealed carry.

Currently (2024), Miculek continues to educate women through online resources as well as in person events with ROSE by SIG SAUER. She remains passionate about equipping women to be confident and competent firearms users. She also remains a Team SIG pro shooter and is planning to compete in summer of 2024 to defend her title for Multi Gun Nationals and pursue a top position at the Rifle World Shoot in Finland. She shares her training journey and more on her social media pages.

https://instagram.com/lena_miculek

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References

  1. ↑ Team SIG Shooter Lena Miculek Continues to Dominate Ladies Action Shooting in 2017 | Sig Sauer
  2. ↑ Cameron Hanes (2024-05-13). Lena Miculek | Keep Hammering Collective | Episode 073 . Retrieved 2024-06-04– via YouTube.
  3. ↑ Reese, Kevin (December 8, 2023). "'Stay In The Suck' With World-Class Shooter Lena Miculek". Hook and Barrel. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  4. ↑ "2012 IPSC Shotgun World Shoot", Wikipedia, 2023-03-07, retrieved 2024-06-04
  5. ↑ "Team SIG | SIG SAUER". www.sigsauer.com. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
  6. ↑ CrossBreed Holsters (2022-04-13). CrossBreed Holsters Presents: "No Place for Fear" with Lena Miculek . Retrieved 2024-06-04– via YouTube.
  7. ↑ "Sig Sauer Rose P365". Sportsman's Warehouse. June 4, 2024. Retrieved June 4, 2024.


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