Lena Miculek

{{short description|American practical sport shooter (born 1995)}}

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| name = Lena Miculek

| image = File:Podium for the Open Division Lady category at the 2017 IPSC Rifle World Shoot.jpg

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| caption = Lena Miculek (in the middle) receiving the gold medal at the 2017 IPSC Rifle World Shoot

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|3|22}}

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| national_team = {{USA}}

| team = Team SIG Sauer[https://www.sigsauer.com/press-releases/team-sig-shooter-lena-miculek-continues-dominate-ladies-action-shooting-2017/ Team SIG Shooter Lena Miculek Continues to Dominate Ladies Action Shooting in 2017 | Sig Sauer]

| occupation = IPSC shooter

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| show-medals = yes

| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport |IPSC}}

{{MedalCountry | {{USA}} }}

{{MedalCompetition|IPSC Rifle World Shoot}}

{{Medal|Gold |2017 Moscow| Lady Open }}

{{MedalCompetition|IPSC Shotgun World Shoot}}

{{Medal|Gold |2012 Debrecen|Lady Standard }}

{{Medal|Gold |2015 Agna|Lady Standard }}

{{Medal|Gold |2018 Châteauroux|Lady Standard }}

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Lena Miculek is an American professional competitive shooter, firearms educator, and product developer in the firearms industry.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_bIfqNw5oc |title=Lena Miculek {{!}} Keep Hammering Collective {{!}} Episode 073 |date=2024-05-13 |last=Cameron Hanes |access-date=2024-06-04 |via=YouTube}}

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."{{Cite web |last=Reese |first=Kevin |date=December 8, 2023 |title='Stay In The Suck' With World-Class Shooter Lena Miculek |url=https://hookandbarrel.com/lena-miculek/ |access-date=June 4, 2024 |website=Hook and Barrel}}

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).{{Citation |title=2012 IPSC Shotgun World Shoot |date=2023-03-07 |work=Wikipedia |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2012_IPSC_Shotgun_World_Shoot&oldid=1143425635 |access-date=2024-06-04 |language=en}}

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."{{Cite web |title=Team SIG {{!}} SIG SAUER |url=https://www.sigsauer.com/teamsig |access-date=2024-06-04 |website=www.sigsauer.com}}

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.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-INjIK59ZY |title=CrossBreed Holsters Presents: "No Place for Fear" with Lena Miculek. |date=2022-04-13 |last=CrossBreed Holsters |access-date=2024-06-04 |via=YouTube}}

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.{{Cite web |date=June 4, 2024 |title=Sig Sauer Rose P365 |url=https://www.sportsmans.com/sig-sauer-rose-p365 |access-date=June 4, 2024 |website=Sportsman's Warehouse}}