Vincent Charles Hancock (born March 19, 1989, in

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) is an American

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and Olympian who won the gold medal in the men's

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at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing (with a then Olympic record), 2012 Summer Olympics in London and 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. He is the first skeet shooter to repeat as the Olympic champion.

Biography

In 2005, at age of 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. At the age of 20, Hancock wound up winning the gold medal in the World Championships in 2009. Hancock later attended

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, where he graduated in 2014 with a degree in business management. After his graduation, Hancock became a sergeant in the

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, and in 2015, Hancock became the third athlete to ever win three men's skeet World Championship gold medals. 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

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though fell short, finishing in 15th place. He qualified to represent the United States at the

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, where he won his third Olympic gold medal, ahead of Jesper Hansen of Denmark and

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of Kuwait. 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.

Personal life

Hancock resides in

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, with his wife, Rebekah and their daughters, Bailey and Brenlyn. Hancock is a

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Performance timeline

Skeet

Records

References

External links

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Bio on ''results.beijing2008.cn''Bio on "USAShooting.org
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