Vincent Hancock

Vincent Charles Hancock (born March 19, 1989, in Port Charlotte, Florida) is an American shooter and Olympian who won the gold medal in men's skeet 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 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.

Hancock later attended Troy University in Troy, Alabama, where he graduated in 2014 with a degree in business management. 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 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 Rio Olympics fell short though: 15th place.

He qualified to represent the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics, where he won his third Olympic gold medal, ahead of Jesper Hansen of Denmark and Abdullah Alrashidi 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 Fort Worth, Texas, with his wife, Rebekah and their daughters, Bailey and Brenlyn. Hancock is a Christian.