1 gold, several defeats for military Olympians
Staff report
Army Times
Posted : Tuesday Jul 31, 2012
A fast-fingered 23-year-old Sgt. Vincent Hancock shattered multiple Olympic records while staking his claim for gold at the London Games on Tuesday even as other military athletes suffered through the agony of defeat.
The Fort Benning, Ga.-based Army Marksmanship Unit skeet shooter drilled 123 out of 125 targets in his record-setting qualifier and then a perfect 25 in the finals for another record and his spot at the top of the podium.
His score of 148 broke the Olympic skeet record of 145 he set en route to his first Olympic gold at the 2008 Games in Beijing.
Hancock’s win also marks the first time an Olympic skeet shooter has nailed back-to-back gold medals.
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