skeet shooting

noun

: the sport of shooting at targets (called clay pigeons) that are thrown in the air

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Vincent Hancock won gold in the men's individual skeet shooting event, becoming just the seventh Olympian in history to earn four gold medals in an individual event, and is just the fifth American to do so (joining Ledecky, Michael Phelps, Carl Lewis and Al Oerter). —

Rachel G Bowers, USA TODAY, 4 Aug. 2024 Her coach, Vincent Hancock, won his fourth gold medal in men's skeet shooting on Saturday. —

Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 5 Aug. 2024 The list of activities continues with archery, horseback and pony riding, swamp buggy airboat rides, a pontoon cruise, a petting farm, and trap and skeet shooting. —

Gina Kramer, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024 Austen Smith of Keller won bronze in women's skeet shooting. —

Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 5 Aug. 2024 Vincent Hancock and Katie Ledecky made history by becoming just the sixth and seventh Olympians to win four gold medals in the same individual event — Hancock doing so in the men’s skeet shooting and Ledecky winning her fourth career 800m freestyle gold. —

NBC News, 5 Aug. 2024 In a first, the U.S. took silver in team skeet shooting. —

Rachel G Bowers, USA TODAY, 6 Aug. 2024 What's next: Hancock and Smith compete in mixed skeet shooting today. —

Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 5 Aug. 2024 The five golds were in track and field, golf, road cycling and swimming; the two silvers were in archery and swimming; and the three bronze were in gymnastics, track and field and skeet shooting. —

NBC News, 5 Aug. 2024

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