View full article PDF here.Recap: Meet the Eight U.S. Olympic Shotgun Athletes – Paris 2024
After two grueling parts of the U.S. Olympic Trials in Tucson, Arizona, eight shotgun athletes officially punched their tickets to Paris 2024. The roster combines Olympic veterans, World Champions, and exciting first-time Olympians, making this one of the strongest U.S. shotgun teams ever assembled.
Women’s Trap
Rachel Tozier (Pattonsburg, MO) – Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit. 2023 Pan American Games bronze medalist. First Olympic team.
Ryann Phillips (Gail, TX) – 2024 CAT Games bronze medalist and 2023 Junior World Champion. Collegiate shooter at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi. First Olympic team.
Men’s Trap
Derrick Mein (Paola, KS) – Olympian (Tokyo 2020), 2024 CAT Games gold medalist, and 2022 World Champion. A cornerstone of the team.
Will Hinton (Dacula, GA) – Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit. 2022 CAT Games Champion. First Olympic team.
Women’s Skeet
Austen Smith (Keller, TX) – Olympian (Tokyo 2020) and 2023 Pan American Games bronze medalist in Mixed Team Skeet. Formerly coached by Vincent Hancock.
Dania Vizzi (Odessa, FL) – 2023 Pan American Games gold medalist in Mixed Team Skeet and 2023 World Championship silver medalist. First Olympic team.
Men’s Skeet
Vincent Hancock (Eatonton, GA) – Four-time Olympian and three-time Olympic gold medalist (2008, 2012, 2020). 2023 Pan American Games Champion with over 24 international medals. Could become only the sixth athlete in history to win the same Olympic event four times, and the first shooter to ever do so.
Conner Prince (Burleson, TX) – 2023 World Cup gold medalist in Mixed Team Skeet. First Olympic team.
Of Note
Paris 2024 will again feature a Mixed Team Skeet event, building on the popularity of shotgun mixed team competition introduced at Tokyo 2020.
Hancock’s pursuit of a fourth individual gold is one of the most compelling storylines of the Games.
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