Hancock, English Give Americans A Skeet Sweep At Tokyo Games
Jul 26, 2021, 11:38 AM
TOKYO (AP) — It’s a skeet sweep for the United States.
Vincent Hancock gave the Americans a sweep in skeet at the Tokyo Olympics by winning his third gold medal about an hour after Amber English won women’s gold.
Hancock is the first skeet shooter to win three golds and set an Olympic record by hitting 59 of 60 targets. He won in Beijing in 2008 and London in 2012 but had a disappointing finish in Rio de Janeiro in 2016.
A shot of GOLD! 🥇 @Vincent_hancock is now a three-time Olympic gold medalist in men's skeet shooting.@USAShooting // #TokyoOlympics pic.twitter.com/KqICwnR4Zn
— #TokyoOlympics (@NBCOlympics) July 26, 2021
English hit 56 of 60 shots to win gold in her first Games after she just missed making the U.S. team in two previous Olympics.
AMBER ENGLISH WINS GOLD!@USAShooting picks up another medal, this time in women's skeet. #TokyoOlympics x @TeamUSA pic.twitter.com/rEaEwPHoAY
— #TokyoOlympics (@NBCOlympics) July 26, 2021
