PARIS, France — Team USA is shining brightly in the Men's Skeet Shooting Final as they battled it out on Saturday.
Georgia's very own Vincent Hancock entered the competition, eyeing a record to win four gold medals in the same individual sport.
He did it! He joins Al Oerter, Paul Elvstrom, Carl Lewis, Michael Phelps and Mijain Lopez in achieving the feat.
Hancock took home the gold, beating Conner Prince, who took home the silver representing Team USA by just one point.
Watch the moment below:
Hancock became the sixth Olympian to win the four gold and gave the Peach State its first gold medal.
His golden win gave Team USA a 10th gold medal for this year's games.
Hancock previously won gold medals in Beijing, London and Tokyo.
More about Vincent Hancock – Online bio
Georgia connection: From Eatonton; Country: USA
More about this athlete: Hancock, 35, is one of USA Shooting's most decorated athletes of all-time.
The Georgia native is a three-time skeet shooting Olympic gold medalist -- having won the event in Beijing, London and Tokyo. He also has seven World Championships golds on his record and numerous other international medals.
Hancock’s father was also a competitive shooter and inspired him to begin shooting competitively at 11 years old. The former U.S. Army sergeant was the First Olympic Skeet shooter to win gold medals in the same event in consecutive Olympic Games: (Beijing 2008, London 2012).
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