Vincent Hancock Named 2015 ISSF Shooter of the Year
Colorado Springs, CO -(AmmoLand.com)- Two-time Olympic and three-time World champion Vincent Hancock was recognized Friday by the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) as the 2015 Shooter of the Year.
He was named alongside 2008 Olympic bronze medalist Snjezana Pejcic, a female rifle shooter from Croatia.
It is an honor Hancock hopes will repeat itself in 2016, as he’s made the quest of earning a third straight Olympic gold medal his ultimate goal. If he were to accomplish the feat, he’d become the first shooter and just the sixth American ever to earn three consecutive gold medals in the same individual event.
Hancock was voted to the ISSF’s highest honor following a vote of their Coaches Advisory and Athletes Committee, as well as a panel of international media representatives, who were invited by the Federation to select two “role models, who are successful through unique performances, behavior and character. Possibly not always the most successful winners of the season, but two athletes who represent the special values of the shooting sport with commitment.”
Hancock’s stellar 2015 in skeet shooting included two World Cup wins; a silver medal at the World Cup Finals; …Read the Rest
Source:: AmmoLand
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