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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Vincent Hancock of Benbrook brought great honor to |
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his country by winning the gold medal in the men's skeet shooting |
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event at the Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, held on July 25 and 26, |
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2021; and |
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WHEREAS, Coming into the Tokyo games, Mr. Hancock was the |
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only shooter to have won the men's Olympic skeet competition twice, |
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having triumphed in 2008 and 2012, and he also participated in the |
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2016 games; he opened the 2021 event by hitting his first 100 shots |
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in the qualifying round but missed three times in the final series, |
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tying with five other shooters; he regained his composure with a |
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flawless shoot-off and carried his momentum into the final round, |
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where he set an Olympic record by hitting 59 of 60 targets and |
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finished just one point off of the world mark; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Hancock was inspired by his father to begin |
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shooting competitively at age 11; just five years later, he won his |
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first world championship title and the prestigious International |
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Shooting Sport Federation Shooter of the Year award; among his |
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numerous achievements, he is a 16-time World Cup medalist and holds |
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the record for most world championships with four; in addition, he |
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served in the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, rising to the rank of |
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sergeant and earning the National Defense Service Medal, the Global |
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War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Army Service Ribbon, and the |
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Distinguished International Shooter Badge; he has also excelled in |
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his roles as a mentor, coach, and ambassador of his sport; in all |
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his endeavors, he benefits from the support of his wife, Rebekah, |
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and their daughters, Bailey and Brenlyn; and |
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WHEREAS, By winning his third Olympic gold medal, Vincent |
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Hancock has furthered his legacy as one of the top skeet shooters of |
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all time, and he may take justifiable pride in a job well done; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby congratulate Vincent |
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Hancock on winning the gold medal in men's skeet shooting at the |
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Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo and extend to him sincere best wishes |
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for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Hancock as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |