ANOKA, Minnesota – July 10, 2025 – Federal Ammunition congratulates Vincent Hancock on his gold medal efficiency in Males’s Skeet on the ISSF World Cup Shotgun occasion in Lonato, Italy. This victory, his sixth gold medal earned at Lonato, brings his World Cup complete as much as 30 medals to associate with his 4 Olympic gold medals at solely 36 years outdated. This was the primary abroad competitors for Hancock since successful the Olympic gold medal in Paris in 2024.
Hancock, ranked primary on the earth, shot his manner into the boys’s skeet finals within the first place by lacking only one goal out of 125 throughout qualification. As the ultimate spherical was about to start, the climate circumstances modified, and gusty winds picked up on the vary. “There was nothing simple about that last,” mentioned the 4-time Olympic gold medalist. “I undoubtedly missed much more targets than I ought to have, some was the wind, and a few was me however I’m grateful to have the ability to come out on high at present,” said Hancock.
Hancock persevered via the robust circumstances and compelled a shoot-off with Sweden’s Henrik Jannson within the last. The American prevailed in dramatic vogue because the Swedish shooter, ranked ninetieth on the earth, had two alternatives to win gold with a clear pair after Hancock misses however couldn’t seize the second. Within the last stage, Hancock ran clear whereas the Swedish shooter missed the ultimate goal and the American claimed the gold medal at a venue he calls his favourite. “That is all the time the most important World Cup occasion of the 12 months and for those who win the World Cup or World Championship in Lonato which means you’ve performed one thing… this one means so much to me,” says Hancock.
Up subsequent for Hancock, he and his spouse predict their third baby, and he expects to be competing on the 2025 ISSF World Championships in Athens, Greece in October.
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