Vincent Hancock

Vincent Hancock
Hancock at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Born (1989-03-19) March 19, 1989 (age 35)
Port Charlotte, Florida, U.S.
Home townEatonton, Georgia, U.S.
EducationTroy University
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportShooting
EventSkeet
ClubU.S. Army
Medal record
Men's shooting
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Skeet
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Skeet
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Skeet
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Skeet
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Skeet mixed team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Lonato Skeet
Gold medal – first place 2009 Maribor Skeet
Gold medal – first place 2015 Lonato Skeet
Gold medal – first place 2018 Changwon Skeet
Gold medal – first place 2023 Baku Skeet team
Gold medal – first place 2023 Baku Skeet mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2022 Osijek Skeet
Silver medal – second place 2022 Osijek Skeet team
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Nicosia Skeet
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2007 Rio Skeet
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara Skeet
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago Skeet
World Cup Final
Gold medal – first place 2018 Changwon Skeet
Silver medal – second place 2005 Munich Skeet
Silver medal – second place 2008 Minsk Skeet
Silver medal – second place 2009 Beijing Skeet
Silver medal – second place 2012 Maribor Skeet
Silver medal – second place 2015 Gabala Skeet
Silver medal – second place 2019 Al Ain Skeet

Vincent Charles Hancock (born March 19, 1989) is an American Army sergeant, sports shooter, and four-time Olympic champion. He won the gold medal in men's skeet shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics (with a then Olympic record),[2] 2012 Summer Olympics, 2020 Summer Olympics, and 2024 Summer Olympics.[3][4][5] He is the first skeet shooter to repeat as the Olympic champion.[6][7]

Biography

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In 2005, at age 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 11 World Championships.[10]

Following his gold medal win in the 2015 World Championships, Hancock represented the United States at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He finished in 15th place.[10]

He qualified to represent the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics,[11] where he won his third Olympic gold medal, ahead of Jesper Hansen of Denmark and Abdullah Alrashidi of Kuwait.[12]

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.[13]

Personal life

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Hancock with family in 2012

Hancock resides in Fort Worth, Texas, with his wife and two daughters. He is an owner of Northlake Shooting Sports, a youth-oriented range focused on clay shooting where he has coached fellow Olympic medalist Conner Prince.[14][15] In 2024, Hancock expressed an interest in shifting attention from Olympic training to the business side of sport shooting and plans to open multiple shooting ranges in the United States,[16] though after winning at Paris he has said he plans to compete in the 2028 games.[17] Hancock is a Christian.[18]

Records

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Current world records held in skeet[19]
Men Qualification 125  Valerio Luchini (ITA)
 Vincent Hancock (USA)
 Georgios Achilleos (CYP)
 Anthony Terras (FRA)
 Tammaro Cassandro (ITA)
 Riccardo Filippelli (ITA)
 Ralf Buchheim (GER)
 Vincent Hancock (USA)
 Vincent Hancock (USA)
 Luke Argiro (AUS)
 Luigi Lodde (ITA)
 Emmanuel Petit (FRA)
 Tammaro Cassandro (ITA)
 Vincent Hancock (USA)
 Luigi Lodde (ITA)
 Stefan Nilsson (SWE)
 Vincent Hancock (USA)
 Jesper Hansen (DEN)
 Vincent Hancock (USA)
 Azmy Mehelba (EGY)
 Vincent Hancock (USA) 		9 July 2014
9 March 2015
27 April 2015
17 September 2015
10 June 2016
10 July 2016
10 July 2016
14 September 2018
25 March 2019
14 April 2019
22 August 2019
14 September 2019
10 May 2021
27 April 2022
27 April 2022
9 October 2022
7 March 2023
12 July 2023
19 August 2023
19 August 2023
22 October 2023 		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)
Lonato (ITA)
Lonato (ITA)
Lonato (ITA)
Osijek (CRO)
Doha (QAT)
Lonato (ITA)
Baku (AZE)
Baku (AZE)
Santiago (CHI) 		edit
Final 60  Angad Vir Singh Bajwa (IND)
 Vincent Hancock (USA)
 Tomáš Nýdrle (CZE)
 Luigi Lodde (ITA)
 Charalambos Chalkiadakis (GRE)
 Abdullah Al-Rashidi (KUW) 		6 November 2018
25 March 2019
6 July 2019
12 October 2019
11 September 2023
27 September 2023 		Kuwait City (KUW)
Guadalajara (MEX)
Lonato (ITA)
Al Ain (UAE)
Osijek (CRO)
Hangzhou (CHN) 		edit
World records held in Skeet from 2005 to 2012
Men Qualification 125  Vincent Hancock (USA)
 Tore Brovold (NOR)
 Mykola Milchev (UKR)
 Jan Sychra (CZE)
 Tore Brovold (NOR)
 Jan Sychra (CZE)
 Antonakis Andreou (CYP)
 Juan José Aramburu (ESP)
 Nasser Al-Attiyah (QAT)
 Anthony Terras (FRA)
 Efthimios Mitas (GRE) 		14 June 2007
13 July 2008
9 May 2009
20 May 2009
25 July 2009
7 March 2011
22 April 2011
13 September 2011
17 January 2012
26 March 2012
26 March 2012 		Lonato (ITA)
Nicosia (CYP)
Cairo (EGY)
Munich (GER)
Osijek (CRO)
Concepción (CHI)
Beijing (CHN)
Belgrade (SER)
Doha (QAT)
Tucson (USA)
Tucson (USA) 		edit
Final 150  Vincent Hancock (USA) (125+25)
 Tore Brovold (NOR) (125+25)
 Tore Brovold (NOR) (125+25)
 Jan Sychra (CZE) (125+25)
 Nasser Al-Attiyah (QAT) (125+25)
 Efthimios Mitas (GRE) (125+25) 		14 June 2007
13 July 2008
25 July 2009
7 March 2011
17 January 2012
26 March 2012 		Lonato (ITA)
Nicosia (CYP)
Osijek (CRO)
Concepción (CHI)
Doha (QAT)
Tucson (USA) 		edit
Junior Men Individual 125  Vincent Hancock (USA) June 14, 2007 Lonato (ITA)

Performance timeline

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Skeet

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Vincent Hancock with his student Conner Prince celebrating their gold and silver medals at the 2024 Summer Olympics
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Olympic Games Not held 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold
121+24 		Not held 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold
123+25 		Not held 15th
119 		Not held 1st place, gold medalist(s)Gold
122+59 		Not held
World Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s)
123+25 		Not held 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze
123+24 		Not held 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold
124+25 		5th
123+24 		67th
119 		— 10th
121 		9th
121 		1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold
122(16)+16 		— — 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold
125+59 		— — — 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver
123(32)+27+35
Pan American Games/COTA Not held Not held 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold
122+25 		Not held — Not held 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold
122+25 		Not held — Not held — Not held — Not held — Not held —
World Cup 1 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold
124+25 		— 28th
118 		4th
121+21 		— 4th
122+24 		7th
122 		11th
121 		1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold
123+59 		— 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold
125(16)+16 		4th
121(14)+14 		— 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold
123+59 		1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold — — —
World Cup 2 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver
124+24 		5th
120+24 		— — 10th
121 		33rd
119 		4th
122+24 		— 12th
120 		4th
123(15)+14 		5th
122(14) 		— 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold
123+59 		— Not held — 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver
125(6)+28+38
World Cup 3 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold
123+25 		— 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold
125+25 		1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold
123+24 		— 4th
123+21 		— — — 41st
119 		44th
117 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze
123(15)+16 		— 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold
123+56 		1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold Not held 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold
123(6)+30+34
World Cup 4 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold
124+25 		— — — 10th
117 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze
122+25 		69th
116 		— 33rd
119 		— 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold
124(16)+15 		— — — — Not held — —
World Cup Final 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver
123+25 		NQ DNS 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver
123+24 		2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver
122+21 		— — 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver
122+24 		— — 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver
123(16)+15 		5th
121(14) 		— 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver Not held — —

References

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  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. ^ a b "Vincent Hancock". www.teamusa.com. 2024-04-02. Retrieved 2024-08-04.
  11. ^ OlympicTalk (2021-06-17). "U.S. Olympic team roster: Athletes qualified for Tokyo Games". OlympicTalk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
  12. ^ "Vincent Hancock Wins Third Career Gold Medal in Men's Skeet Shooting". NBC Chicago. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
  13. ^ "Vincent Hancock captures third gold as U.S. Sweeps skeet shooting". 26 July 2021.
  14. ^ Nelson, Brittany (6 March 2024). "Vincent Hancock: The Journey to Olympic Golds". USA Shooting. Archived from the original on 6 March 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024. When Hancock is not busy winning medals, he is running his shooting range, North Lake Shooting Sports, which he opened in 2023.
  15. ^ Sullivan, Becky (4 August 2024). "Team USA's Vincent Hancock makes history with his 4th Olympic gold in skeet". NPR. Archived from the original on 5 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024. He opened his own shooting range last year in Texas, where he now coaches younger shooters — among them the silver medalist Prince.
  16. ^ Chakraborty, Amlan (19 July 2024). "Shooting-Skeet great Hancock targets perfection in Paris". Reuters. Archived from the original on 5 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024. I want to have opportunities to build more shooting ranges around the United States.
  17. ^ "Vincent Hancock of US wins fourth Olympic shooting gold in men's skeet". Reuters. 3 August 2024. Archived from the original on 5 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024. He also said he would go for gold one more time in Paris, in Los Angeles in 2028, but would increasingly focus on the business aspect of his sport.
  18. ^ 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.
  19. ^ "Athlete Biography: Vincent Hancock". Beijing 2008 Official Website. Archived from the original on August 19, 2008. Retrieved August 16, 2008.
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