Accokeek, MD Team Beretta athletes brought home five out of the six possible medals in the men’s and women’s skeet events at the recent 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, with one gold (Vincent Hancock), two silvers (Diana Bacosi and Jesper Hansen), and two bronzes (Wei Meng and Abdullah Al-Rashidi).

Hancock secured his third Olympic gold medal with an outstanding performance in the Men’s Skeet competition with 122/125 targets in the qualifying rounds and a near-perfect 59 out of 60 targets in the finals, setting an Olympic record.

“Though the Tokyo Olympic Games were vastly different than any of my previous experiences, it didn’t fail to deliver yet another unique memory. I went there prepared to do my best, and thankfully I was able to put in one of my best performances to date. My DT11 Black helped me come out on top and bring home another Olympic Gold,” Vincent Hancock, Team Beretta athlete and 3-time Olympic gold medalist, said.

Fellow Team Beretta shooters joined Hancock on the podium, with Hansen of Demark taking the silver medal (55/60) and Al-Rashidi of Kuwait taking the bronze (46/60) for a complete sweep of the podium. Beretta athletes also had the distinction of taking the top nine places of the qualifying round, including Tammaro Cassandro (ITA), Eric Delaunay (FRA), and Eetu Kallioinen (FIN).

In the Women’s Skeet competition, Bacosi brought home a silver medal with 123 out of 125 targets in the qualifying round and a solid 55/60 in the finals. Meng (CHN) had a superb performance in the qualifying round with a near-perfect 124/125 targets, equaling a qualification world record and setting a qualification Olympic record, and ultimately securing a bronze medal (46/60).

Austen Smith (USA) finished her first Olympic appearance with a solid performance of 119 out of 125 targets and a top ten finish. Lucie Anastassiou (FRA) also placed in the top ten of the qualifying round with 119 out of 125 targets.

“I followed the finals with great pleasure. I am always excited to see our athletes - who have their home in Beretta - win. Thanks to them, we keep on getting new incentives to produce more and more performing firearms and seeing them on the podium with these firearms is the best closure possible. Once again, we are not just talking about firearms but more generally about Beretta complete equipment. The vest of the Italian National Team Diana Bacosi and other athletes are wearing provides them elegance and character: this is a precious element for a bigger widespread of clay shooting,” Franco Gussalli Beretta, President of Fabbrica d'Armi Pietro Beretta and Executive Vice President of Beretta USA, said.

These results further confirm the dominance of the DT11 platform on the international stage going into its’ tenth anniversary of production and following the superb performance in the Rio Olympics and continue to prove why the Beretta DT11 is the number one choice of champions globally.

About Team Beretta:

Team Beretta, founded in the early 1980s, is a team of professional shooters of various ages and experiences that compete as Brand Ambassadors for Beretta USA in the fields of trap, skeet, sporting clay, pistol, 3-gun, and precision long-range competitive shooting. Since 1977, Beretta has led the way in all forms of competitive shooting sports and continues to strive for excellence. During the 2016 Olympic Games, Team Beretta shooters took ten out of the possible fifteen podiums in trap, double trap, and skeet shooting events. In Toyko’s recent 2020 Olympic Games, Team Beretta athletes secured five out of the six possible medals in the skeet shooting events. Team Beretta competes at the highest professional levels and national and regional competitions, but our shooters also mentor and train future competitors.

Beretta, established in 1526, is the oldest industrial dynasty globally, tracing its roots through 15 generations of continuous family ownership. Firearms bearing the Beretta name have been sold for almost 500 years. Beretta USA Corp. was founded in 1977 and provided the most widely deployed sidearm throughout the U.S. Armed Forces. Today, Beretta manufactures, distributes, and markets a complete line of firearms, accessories, and apparel. Beretta also owns and operates six retail Beretta Gallery stores worldwide. For additional information, visit www.Beretta.com.

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