Vincent Hancock

Vincent Hancock (born March 19, 1989) is an American shooter and Olympic athlete who won the gold medal at the Men's skeet at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing . In 2005, at the young age of 16, Vincent won his first World Championship...

In this article: 2008 Summer Olympics, United States Army, Fort Benning, Phenix City, AL, Beijing, and Florida

...3 inches, the best distance in the world this season at the Berlin world championship meet. On the other side of the spectrum, Vincent Hancock, who uses gunpowder to propel his balls of lead, won his second career skeet shooting world...

In this article: Christian Cantwell, USA Today, 2008 Olympic, Bridget Sloan, Tomasz Majewski, Tyson Gay, Beijing, and Berlin

...round. There, they fired one additional round of 25. The total score from all 150 shots was used to determine the final ranking. Vincent Hancock from the United States took a one-hit lead in the qualification round. In the final round,...

In this article: 2008 Summer Olympics, Tore Brovold, Norway, Cyprus, France, and United States

...with a 28-inch barrel, European walnut stock and forend, cross-bolt locking system and adjustable trigger shoe. The first time Vincent Hancock took it out of the box and out to the target field his father had built in the back yard, he...

In this article: Tore Brovold, Dog, Beijing Shooting Range Hall, Fort Benning, Augusta, Eatonton, Ga, Beijing, and Atlanta

US teenager Vincent Hancock grabbed the Olympic men's Skeet gold medal yesterday after a dramatic final that went into a tie-breaker for all three medals. Hancock, a 19-year-old from Eatonton, Georgia, left Tore Brovold of Norway in second...

In this article: US, Taipei Times, Germany, Russia, Hanna Thompson, Xu Linyin, and Wu Penggen

...men's skeet shooting event at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing on Saturday. Hancock won the gold medal. Photo: AP. BEIJING (AP): Vincent Hancock of the United States won the gold medal in skeet shooting on Saturday, beating Norway's...

In this article: The Hindu, Beijing 2008 Olympics, Beijing, Glenn Eller, Tore Brovold, Cyprus, and United States

...Edwards of Irvine, Ca., and Muna Lee of College Station, Texas, easily advanced though the second round. 3:45 a.m. : Vincent Hancock of Eatonton, Ga., prevailed in a four-target shootout to win a gold medal in men's skeet competition.

In this article: California, United States, Michelle Guerette, Lauryn Williams, Beijing, and Ovilla, Texas

...Army unit compete in all three Olympic shooting disciplines: rifle, pistol and shotgun. More Photos > FORT BENNING, Ga. Pfc. Vincent Hancock immersed himself in basic training with all the intensity expected of a recruit in wartime.

In this article: Fort Benning, Mingles, and Olympic events

Army Provides Core of Shooting Teams FORT BENNING, Ga. -- U.S. Army sharpshooter Pfc. Vincent Hancock raises his shotgun and fluidly traces the arc of two clay targets hurtling across the range before him at 55 mph, breaking each one with...

In this article: Glenn Eller, Fort Benning, U.S., and M-16 rifle

...judo center in Boulder, Colo., but came out of retirement last fall in hopes of winning his first Olympic medal. SHOOTING: Vincent Hancock, who at 16 won a skeet world championship in 2005, captured the gold medal in the same event at the...

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