Hancock, of the USAMU, and the 2005 World Clay Target Champion in Men’s Skeet, went into the final tied with Gold medalist George Achilleos of Cyprus, and Silver medalist Ioan Toman of Romania with a score of 123 targets. In the final, Achilleos shot a perfect score of 25 to secure the win with a total of 148 targets. Both Hancock and Toman shot a 24, leading to a shoot off where Hancock was the first to miss giving him the Bronze medal with a final score of 147.

The rest of the Men’s Skeet team, USAMU’s James Graves (Laurel, Miss.), a four-time Olympian (2000 Olympic Bronze Medalist), finished the day in 39th, with a score of 118 targets, while 2004 Olympian and fellow USAMU member, Shawn Dulohery (Lee’s Summit, Mo.) finished right behind in 41st, also with a score of 118 targets. The team of Hancock, Graves and Dulohery followed Hancock’s lead, securing a Bronze medal in the Men’s Skeet Team event.

In the Junior Men’s Trap competition, the team of Max Joliff (Fredericksburg, Texas), Richard Valdez (Canon City, Colo.), and Matthew Heck (Cimarron, N.M.) earned the Silver medal in the team event. Joliff finished 4th in the individual competition, while Valdez finished 5th and Heck finished 19th.

Thirty shotgun shooters represented the U.S. this week at the 2007 World Clay Target Championships. The event is took place at the Nicosia Olympic Shooting Range, in the area of Latsia, on the outskirts of Nicosia, Cyprus.

For complete results throughout the World Clay Target Championships, please visit http://www.issf.tv/issftv_table.aspx?mod=csdt&pane=10&inst=1&iist=720&collapse=results.