Blue Star Chronicles

Vincent Hancock is an American Soldier and now adds Olympic Gold Medalist to his list of accomplishments … and he’s only 19 years old. Read about him below and see photos.

Vincent Hancock

Vincent Hancock has been the best skeet shooter in the world for at least the last three years. He’s a 19 year old from Eaton, Georgia who beat out Norway’s Tore Brovold to win the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games gold medal in skeet shooting. He is ranked number one in the world.

Hancock and Brovold have dominated the shooting world for quite a while. They are the only two men to post perfect 150 scores in international competitions. So the competition at the Olympics were tense between the two best shooters in the world. Then Brovold missed a shot and opened the door for Hancock to break their tie and move ahead of him.

Hancock uses the same ‘Beretta DT10 Trident double-barrel 12-gauge shotgun, unmodified, with a 28-inch barrel, European walnut stock and forend, cross-bolt locking system and adjustable trigger shoe’ that he has used since he was 14 years old. He uses it in every competition.

He is a private first class in the elite U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit stationed at Fort Benning, Georgia. His parents are Craig and Susan Hancock. It was his father who taught him to shoot. He has recently married. His bride’s name is Rebekah.

Vincent Hancock - Photos