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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Vincent Hancock of Benbrook brought great honor to |
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| 6 | 7 | | his country by winning the gold medal in the men's skeet shooting |
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| 7 | 8 | | event at the Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, held on July 25 and 26, |
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| 8 | 9 | | 2021; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Coming into the Tokyo games, Mr. Hancock was the |
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| 10 | 11 | | only shooter to have won the men's Olympic skeet competition twice, |
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| 11 | 12 | | having triumphed in 2008 and 2012, and he also participated in the |
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| 12 | 13 | | 2016 games; he opened the 2021 event by hitting his first 100 shots |
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| 13 | 14 | | in the qualifying round but missed three times in the final series, |
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| 14 | 15 | | tying with five other shooters; he regained his composure with a |
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| 15 | 16 | | flawless shoot-off and carried his momentum into the final round, |
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| 16 | 17 | | where he set an Olympic record by hitting 59 of 60 targets and |
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| 17 | 18 | | finished just one point off of the world mark; and |
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| 18 | 19 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Hancock was inspired by his father to begin |
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| 19 | 20 | | shooting competitively at age 11; just five years later, he won his |
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| 20 | 21 | | first world championship title and the prestigious International |
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| 21 | 22 | | Shooting Sport Federation Shooter of the Year award; among his |
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| 22 | 23 | | numerous achievements, he is a 16-time World Cup medalist and holds |
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| 23 | 24 | | the record for most world championships with four; in addition, he |
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| 24 | 25 | | served in the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, rising to the rank of |
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| 25 | 26 | | sergeant and earning the National Defense Service Medal, the Global |
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| 26 | 27 | | War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Army Service Ribbon, and the |
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| 27 | 28 | | Distinguished International Shooter Badge; he has also excelled in |
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| 28 | 29 | | his roles as a mentor, coach, and ambassador of his sport; in all |
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| 29 | 30 | | his endeavors, he benefits from the support of his wife, Rebekah, |
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| 30 | 31 | | and their daughters, Bailey and Brenlyn; and |
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| 31 | 32 | | WHEREAS, By winning his third Olympic gold medal, Vincent |
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| 32 | 33 | | Hancock has furthered his legacy as one of the top skeet shooters of |
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| 33 | 34 | | all time, and he may take justifiable pride in a job well done; now, |
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| 34 | 35 | | therefore, be it |
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| 35 | 36 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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| 36 | 37 | | Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby congratulate Vincent |
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| 37 | 38 | | Hancock on winning the gold medal in men's skeet shooting at the |
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| 38 | 39 | | Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo and extend to him sincere best wishes |
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| 39 | 40 | | for continued success; and, be it further |
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| 40 | 41 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 41 | 42 | | prepared for Mr. Hancock as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 42 | 43 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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