Vincent Hancock gave the U.S. a sweep at Tokyo2020 after becoming the first skeet shooter to win three gold medals.
Amber English won the women’s event, knocking off reigning champion Diana Bacosi ofHancock won his third gold about an hour later at Asaka Shooting Range, setting an Olympic record by hitting 59 of 60 targets to beat Jesper Hanen of Denmark by four.
English, ranked No. 24 in the world, hit 56 of 60 targets to bounce back from just missing the U.S. team for the 2012 and 2016 Games. Wei hit 124 of 125 targets in qualifying to tie the world record, but she missed two of her first 14 shots in the final to fall behind Bacosi and English. Wei hit 46 of 50 overall five years after finishing fourth in Rio.
English has been one of the world’s best shooters despite coming up short in qualifying for the past two Olympics.
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