1 / 2Show Caption +Hide Caption –
U.S. Army marksman Sgt. Vincent Hancock became the first shotgun shooter to win consecutive Olympic gold medals in men's skeet today at the Royal Artillery Barracks in London.Hancock, 23, of Eatonton, Ga., eclipsed his own records set at the 2008 Bei...
(Photo Credit: U.S. Army)VIEW ORIGINAL2 / 2Show Caption +Hide Caption –
U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit shotgun shooter Sgt. Vincent Hancock sets an Olympic record in skeet qualification with a score of 123 on Monday and Tuesday at the Royal Artillery Barracks in London. Hancock eclipsed his own mark of 121 set in Beijing in...
(Photo Credit: U.S. Army)VIEW ORIGINAL
LONDON, (July 31, 2012) -- With near perfect shooting, 23-year-old U.S. Army Sgt. Vincent Hancock won the gold Tuesday with an Olympic record score.
Sgt. Hancock fired a perfect final round to set an Olympic record of 148. He set the previous Olympic qualification record of 121 on his way to gold in 2008 in Beijing. Sgt. Hancock is the first Skeet shooter to win back-to-back titles.
Social Sharing