Vincent Hancock
Vincent Charles Hancock (born March 19, 1989) is an American shooter and Olympic athlete who won the gold medal in the men's skeet at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing (with a then Olympic record) [2] and 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[3][4] He is the first skeet shooter to repeat as the Olympic champion.[5][6]
Hancock at the 2016 Summer Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Port Charlotte, Florida, U.S. | March 19, 1989||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Shooting | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Skeet | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | U.S. Army | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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. Hancock also won World Championships in 2009 and again in 2015. Vincent qualified for the Olympic team and represented the United States in Rio in 2016.[7]
Hancock was born in Port Charlotte, Florida, but now resides in Fort Worth, Texas, with his wife, Rebekah and their daughters, Bailey and Brenlyn.
Performance timeline
Skeet
2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
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Olympic Games | Not held | 121+24 |
Not held | 123+25 |
Not held | 15th 119 |
Not held | |||||||
World Championships | 123+25 |
Not held | 123+24 |
Not held | 124+25 |
5th 123+24 |
67th 119 |
— | 10th 121 |
9th 121 |
122(16)+16 |
— | — | 125+59 |
Pan American Games/COTA | 121+25 |
Not held | 122+25 |
Not held | — | Not held | 122+25 |
Not held | — | Not held | — | Not held | — | Not held |
World Cup 1 | 124+25 |
— | 28th 118 |
4th 121+21 |
— | 4th 122+24 |
7th 122 |
11th 121 |
123+59 |
— | 125(16)+16 |
4th 121(14)+14 |
— | 123+59 |
World Cup 2 | 124+24 |
5th 120+24 |
— | — | 10th 121 |
33rd 119 |
4th 122+24 |
— | 12th 120 |
4th 123(15)+14 |
5th 122(14) |
— | 123+59 | |
World Cup 3 | 123+25 |
— | 125+25 |
123+24 |
— | 4th 123+21 |
— | — | — | 41st 119 |
44th 117 |
123(15)+16 |
— | 123+56 |
World Cup 4 | 124+25 |
— | — | — | 10th 117 |
122+25 |
69th 116 |
— | 33rd 119 |
— | 124(16)+15 |
— | — | |
World Cup Final | 123+25 |
NQ | DNS | 123+24 |
122+21 |
— | — | 122+24 |
— | — | 123(16)+15 |
5th 121(14) |
— |
Records
Current world records held in skeet[8] | ||||||||
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Men | Qualification | 125 | July 9, 2014 March 9, 2015 April 27, 2015 September 17, 2015 June 10, 2016 July 10, 2016 July 10, 2016 September 14, 2018 March 25, 2019 April 14, 2019 August 22, 2019 September 14, 2019 |
Beijing (CHN) Acapulco (MEX) Larnaka (CYP) Lonato (ITA) San Marino (SMR) Lonato (ITA) Lonato (ITA) Changwon (KOR) Guadalajara (MEX) Al Ain (UAE) Lahti (FIN) Lonato (ITA) |
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Final | 60 | November 6, 2018 March 25, 2019 July 6, 2019 October 12, 2019 |
Kuwait City (KUW) Guadalajara (MEX) Lonato (ITA) Al Ain (UAE) |
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Teams | 371 | July 10, 2016 | Lonato (ITA) | |||||
Junior Men | Individual | 125 | June 14, 2007 | Lonato (ITA) |
References
- Vincent Hancock. sports-reference.com
- "Final Results: Men's Skeet Final". Beijing 2008 Official Website. Archived from the original on August 19, 2008. Retrieved August 16, 2008.
- "Olympics shooting: Vincent Hancock wins skeet gold medal". Retrieved July 31, 2012.
- "Vincent Hancock wins gold in skeet". ESPN. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
- Tim Hipps (July 31, 2012). "Hancock first Olympic champion to repeat in men's skeet". United States Army News Service. Retrieved August 4, 2012.
- David Segal (August 3, 2012). "They Win Gold, but a Pot of It Rarely Follows". The New York Times. Retrieved August 4, 2012.
- National Team. USA Shooting. Retrieved on August 13, 2016.
- "Athlete Biography: Vincent Hancock". Beijing 2008 Official Website. Archived from the original on August 19, 2008. Retrieved August 16, 2008.
External links
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