By USA Capturing
COLO SPRGS, CO (Oct 22, 2025) –
U.S. Dominates in Skeet and Lure Claiming 6 Medals
Group USA capped a stellar exhibiting on the 2025 ISSF World Championship Shotgun in Athens, Greece, bringing residence six medals, together with 4 gold, one silver, and one bronze, on the Malakasa Capturing Vary from October 8–19.
The American squad delivered excellence throughout each skeet and entice disciplines, led by Vincent Hancock and Samantha Simonton, who had been topped particular person Skeet World Champions, whereas the Males’s and Girls’s Skeet Groups swept their occasions for extra golds.
Veteran Glenn Eller and rising star Ava Downs earned bronze within the Lure Combined Group occasion whereas the Males’s Lure Group snagged a silver medal to spherical out a formidable championship for the pink, white, and blue.
Simonton Strikes Gold in Girls’s Skeet
It has been a season to recollect for Samantha Simonton, and Athens added a golden chapter. The 25-year-old American claimed her first-ever ISSF World Championship title in Girls’s Skeet with an excellent rating of 57, holding off Mexico’s Gabriela Rodriguez (54) and Sweden’s Victoria Larsson (44).
Simonton’s victory capped an impressive 12 months that already included one World Cup gold and two silvers. Throughout finals she shot with composure and precision underneath strain, confirming her place among the many sport’s elite.
Simonton additionally teamed up with Dania Vizzi and Kim Rhode to win gold within the Girls’s Skeet Group occasion, giving Group USA a clear sweep in each males’s and ladies’s skeet competitions.
Hancock Provides Fifth World Title to Storied Profession
4-time Olympic champion Vincent Hancock continued to redefine greatness, capturing his fifth World Championship gold in Males’s Skeet. The American missed only one goal in a near-perfect ultimate to complete with a rating of 59, forward of Czechia’s Daniel Korcak (55) and Denmark’s Emil Kjelgaard Petersen (45).
Hancock then joined Conner Prince and Christian Elliott to earn gold within the Males’s Skeet Group occasion, finishing an American sweep of all 4 skeet golds.
Lure Groups Ship Silver and Bronze
Group USA’s entice shooters additionally left Athens with {hardware}. Will Hinton, Derrick Mein, and Glenn Eller secured silver within the Males’s Lure Group occasion after a good battle in opposition to Croatia.
Eller then partnered with Ava Downs within the Lure Combined Group occasion to seize bronze, defeating Egypt’s Ahmed Zahar and Maggy Ashmawy 39–37 in an exhilarating match. The outcome marked Eller’s first World Championship medal in entice slightly than double entice, and a breakthrough for Downs, who earned her first world medal at simply 20 years previous.
Whereas the worldwide entice titles went overseas, Group USA’s consistency and podium presence throughout the occasions strengthened this system’s world competitiveness as they spherical out the 2025 season.
A Championship to Bear in mind
With six complete medals — 4 gold, one silver, and one bronze — the US reaffirmed its dominance in shotgun occasions and celebrated each seasoned champions and promising new expertise.
Medal Abstract – 2025 ISSF World Championship Shotgun (Athens, Greece)
🥇 Vincent Hancock – Males’s Skeet
🥇 Hancock, Conner Prince, Christian Elliott – Males’s Skeet Group
🥇 Samantha Simonton – Girls’s Skeet
🥇 Simonton, Dania Vizzi, Kim Rhode – Girls’s Skeet Group
🥈 Will Hinton, Derrick Mein, Glenn Eller – Males’s Lure Group
🥉 Glenn Eller, Ava Downs – Combined Group Lure
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USA Capturing, a 501(c)(3) non-profit company was chartered by the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee because the Nationwide Governing Physique for the Olympic & Paralympic Capturing Sports activities in April 1995. The group develops and implements applications to advertise development within the sport and serves as a sanctioning physique for native and nationwide competitions. Headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Coaching Heart, USA Capturing has a full-time workers devoted to our sport.
