Hancock, English give Americans a skeet sweep at Tokyo Games
Vincent Hancock made history about an hour later, becoming the first skeet shooter to win three golds.English kept the good vibes flowing in the opening shotgun event, hitting 56 of 60 targets to set an Olympic record and beat reigning skeet champion Diana Bacosi of Italy by one.Hancock capped the two-day tone-setting tally with his own Olympic record, hitting 59 of 60 shots to add another gold medal to the ones he won in Beijing in 2008 and London in 2012.English and Bacosi each hit 47 of 50 targets to reach the final and the American earned gold by hitting her final 10 attempts while the Italian missed her third shot.Hancock has been the world’s best skeet shooter, winning two Olympic golds, four world championships and six World Cup events.He also was the first American skeet shooter to complete a perfect World Cup event, hitting every target at a 2015 competition in Mexico.