| Hometown | Eatonton, Georgia, U.S. |
|---|---|
| Birth date | March 19, 1989 (age 37) |
| Birth place | Port Charlotte, Florida, U.S. |
| Education | Troy University |
| Height | 1.72 m[1] |
| Weight | 80 kg |
| Country | United States |
| Sport | Shooting |
| Event | Skeet |
| Club | U.S. Army |
| Show-medals | yes |
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
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
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
| Current world records held in skeet[19] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | ||||||||
| World records held in Skeet from 2005 to 2012 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | ||||||
| Junior Men | Individual | 125 | Vincent Hancock (United States) | June 14, 2007 | Lonato | |
Performance timeline
Skeet
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | Not held | Gold 121+24 | Not held | Gold 123+25 | Not held | 15th 119 | Not held | Gold 122+59 | Not held | |||||||||
| World Championships | 123+25 | Not held | Bronze 123+24 | Not held | Gold 124+25 | 5th 123+24 | 67th 119 | — | 10th 121 | 9th 121 | Gold 122(16)+16 | — | — | Gold 125+59 | — | — | — | Silver 123(32)+27+35 |
| Pan American Games/COTA | Not held | Not held | Gold 122+25 | Not held | — | Not held | Gold 122+25 | Not held | — | Not held | — | Not held | — | Not held | — | Not held | — | |
| World Cup 1 | Gold 124+25 | — | 28th 118 | 4th 121+21 | — | 4th 122+24 | 7th 122 | 11th 121 | Gold 123+59 | — | Gold 125(16)+16 | 4th 121(14)+14 | — | Gold 123+59 | Gold | — | — | — |
| World Cup 2 | Silver 124+24 | 5th 120+24 | — | — | 10th 121 | 33rd 119 | 4th 122+24 | — | 12th 120 | 4th 123(15)+14 | 5th 122(14) | — | Gold 123+59 | — | Not held | — | Silver 125(6)+28+38 | |
| World Cup 3 | Gold 123+25 | — | Gold 125+25 | Gold 123+24 | — | 4th 123+21 | — | — | — | 41st 119 | 44th 117 | Bronze 123(15)+16 | — | Gold 123+56 | Gold | Not held | Silver | Gold 123(6)+30+34 |
| World Cup 4 | Gold 124+25 | — | — | — | 10th 117 | Bronze 122+25 | 69th 116 | — | 33rd 119 | — | Gold 124(16)+15 | — | — | — | — | Not held | — | — |
| World Cup Final | Silver 123+25 | NQ | DNS | Silver 123+24 | Silver 122+21 | — | — | Silver 122+24 | — | — | Silver 123(16)+15 | 5th 121(14) | — | Gold | Silver | Not held | — | — |
References
- ^ Vincent Hancock. sports-reference.com
- ^ "Final Results: Men's Skeet Final". Beijing 2008 Official Website. Archived August 19, 2008 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 16, 2008.
- ^ "Olympics shooting: Vincent Hancock wins skeet gold medal". BBC Sport. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
- ^ "Vincent Hancock wins gold in skeet". ESPN. 31 July 2012. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
- ^ "Vincent Hancock - Google Search". www.google.com. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
- ^ 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 Archived 2009-04-28 at the Wayback Machine. USA Shooting. Retrieved on August 13, 2016.
- ^ "Get 2 know the Texans on the USA shooting team heading to the Tokyo Olympics". 7 July 2021.
- ^ "Vincent Hancock". www.teamusa.com. 2024-04-02. Retrieved 2024-08-04.
- ^ OlympicTalk (2021-06-17). "U.S. Olympic team roster: Athletes qualified for Tokyo Games". OlympicTalk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
- ^ "Vincent Hancock Wins Third Career Gold Medal in Men's Skeet Shooting". NBC Chicago. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
- ^ "Vincent Hancock captures third gold as U.S. Sweeps skeet shooting". 26 July 2021.
- ^ Nelson, Brittany (6 March 2024). "Vincent Hancock: The Journey to Olympic Golds". USA Shooting. Archived 6 March 2024 at the Wayback Machine. 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.
- ^ Sullivan, Becky (4 August 2024). "Team USA's Vincent Hancock makes history with his 4th Olympic gold in skeet". NPR. Archived 5 August 2024 at the Wayback Machine. 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.
- ^ Chakraborty, Amlan (19 July 2024). "Shooting-Skeet great Hancock targets perfection in Paris". Reuters. Archived 5 August 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
I want to have opportunities to build more shooting ranges around the United States.
- ^ "Vincent Hancock of US wins fourth Olympic shooting gold in men's skeet". Reuters. 3 August 2024. Archived 5 August 2024 at the Wayback Machine. 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Athlete Biography: Vincent Hancock". Beijing 2008 Official Website. Archived August 19, 2008 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 16, 2008.
External links
- Vincent Hancock at USA Shooting
- Vincent Hancock at Beijing 2008 Olympics August 19, 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- Bio on Army.mil July 15, 2014 at the Wayback Machine