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Vincent Hancock

Vincent Charles Hancock (born March 19, 1989, in Port Charlotte, Florida) is an American shooter and Olympian who won the gold medal in men's skeet at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing (with a then Olympic record),[2] 2012 Summer Olympics in London, and 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[3][4][5] He is the first skeet shooter to repeat as the Olympic champion.[6][7]

Biography

In 2005, at 16, Hancock won his first World Championship title in men's skeet and went on to win the prestigious International Shooting Sport Federation's Shooter of the Year award. He won the gold medal in the World Championships in 2009.[8]

Hancock later attended Troy University in Troy, Alabama, where he graduated in 2014 with a degree in business management.[9] After his graduation, Hancock became a sergeant in the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, and in 2015 became the third athlete to win three men's skeet World Championships. He has participated in 9 World Championships.

Following his gold medal win in the 2015 World Championships, Vincent qualified for the Olympic team and represented the United States in Rio in 2016. His performance in the Rio Olympics fell short though: 15th place.

He qualified to represent the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics,[10] where he won his third Olympic gold medal, ahead of Jesper Hansen of Denmark and Abdullah Alrashidi of Kuwait.[11]

Hancock is one of the most decorated shooters in the history of the sport, holding a total of 29 medals from various world competitions, including the Olympics.[12]

Personal life

Hancock with family in 2012.

Hancock resides in Fort Worth, Texas, with his wife, Rebekah and their daughters, Bailey and Brenlyn. Hancock is a Christian.[13]

Performance timeline

Skeet

Vincent Hancock at the 2008 Summer Olympics men's skeet finals

Records

References

  1. ^ Vincent Hancock. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ "Final Results: Men's Skeet Final". Beijing 2008 Official Website. Archived from the original on August 19, 2008. Retrieved August 16, 2008.
  3. ^ "Olympics shooting: Vincent Hancock wins skeet gold medal". BBC Sport. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
  4. ^ "Vincent Hancock wins gold in skeet". ESPN. 31 July 2012. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
  5. ^ "Vincent Hancock - Google Search". www.google.com. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
  6. ^ Tim Hipps (July 31, 2012). "Hancock first Olympic champion to repeat in men's skeet". United States Army News Service. Retrieved August 4, 2012.
  7. ^ David Segal (August 3, 2012). "They Win Gold, but a Pot of It Rarely Follows". The New York Times. Retrieved August 4, 2012.
  8. ^ National Team. USA Shooting. Retrieved on August 13, 2016.
  9. ^ "Get 2 know the Texans on the USA shooting team heading to the Tokyo Olympics". 7 July 2021.
  10. ^ OlympicTalk (2021-06-17). "U.S. Olympic team roster: Athletes qualified for Tokyo Games". OlympicTalk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
  11. ^ "Vincent Hancock Wins Third Career Gold Medal in Men's Skeet Shooting". NBC Chicago. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
  12. ^ "Vincent Hancock captures third gold as U.S. Sweeps skeet shooting".
  13. ^ Shields, Christian (26 July 2021). "Vincent Hancock captures 3rd Olympic skeet shooting gold medal, sees platform as witness for Christ". Sports Spectrum. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  14. ^ "Athlete Biography: Vincent Hancock". Beijing 2008 Official Website. Archived from the original on August 19, 2008. Retrieved August 16, 2008.

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