On The Cusp Of Olympic History, 3x Skeet Champion Vincent Hancock Is Establishing A Legacy At Home Too
Vincent Hancock qualified for his fifth Games, where he’ll aim to become the sixth person to win four gold medals.
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Athlete Bio#
Height
5'8"
Age
35
Hometown
Eatonton, GA
Education
Troy University
Personal
- Son of Craig and Susan Hancock
- Has one brother, Matthew, and one sister, Joanie
- Father was a competitive shooter and inspired him to begin shooting competitively at age 11
- Former sergeant in the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit
- Earned the National Defense Service Medal, The Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Army Service Ribbon and the Distinguished International Shooter Badge
First Olympic Skeet shooter to win gold medals in the same event in consecutive Olympic Games (Bejing 2008, London 2012)
First person ever to win four World Championship titles in Men’s Skeet
- Hobbies include golfing, hunting and fishing
Olympic Experience
- 5-time Olympian; 5-time Olympic medalist (4 gold, 1 silver)
- Olympic Games Paris 2024, gold (Skeet - Men), silver (Skeet - Team - Mixed)
- Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, gold (Skeet - Men)
- Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, 15th (Skeet - Men)
- Olympic Games London 2012, gold (Skeet - Men)
- Olympic Games Beijing 2008, gold (Skeet - Men)
World Championships Experience
- Most recent: 2023 – gold (Skeet - Team - Mixed), 4th (Skeet - Men)
- Years of participation: Skeet - Men 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2022, 2023; Skeet - Team - Mixed 2022, 2023; Skeet - Team - Men 2005, 2007, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2022
- Medals: 13 (6 gold, 4 silver, 3 bronze)
- Gold – 2023 (Skeet - Team - Mixed); 2018 (Skeet - Men); 2015 (Skeet - Men); 2009 (Skeet - Men, Skeet - Team - Men); 2005 (Skeet - Men)
- Silver – 2022 (Skeet - Men, Skeet - Team - Men); 2014 (Skeet - Team - Men); 2005 (Skeet - Team - Men)
- Bronze – 2015 (Skeet - Team - Men); 2007 (Skeet - Men, Skeet - Team - Men)
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