Conner Prince (born March 28, 2000)[2] is an American sport shooter. He won the silver medal in the men's skeet event at the 2024 Summer Olympics, coming second to his coach Vincent Hancock.[3][4]
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| Born | March 28, 2000 Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Sports shooting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
editConner Prince was born in Fort Worth[2] but is from Burleson, Texas.[5] He began shooting with his high school team in 2014 before beginning Olympic Skeet in 2017.[6] Prince graduated from Centennial High School.[7]
Prince qualified for the Olympics in 2024,[6] and was a senior at Tarleton State University at the time.[8]
References
edit- ^ Faram, Monica (August 2, 2024). "Burleson's Prince tied for second in qualifiers at Olympics for men's skeet shooting". Cleburne Times-Review. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
- ^ a b "Conner Prince". NBC Olympics. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
- ^ Peene, Sam (August 3, 2024). "Paris 2024 Shooting: All Results As USA's Vincent Hancock Continues His Reign With Fourth Olympic Gold Medal In Men's Skeet (Shooting: Men's Skeet Podium)". Olympic Games. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
- ^ "Skeet Men's Final Results". 2024 Summer Olympics. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
- ^ Harris, Laura (August 2, 2024). "North Texas student, teacher battle for gold in Skeet Shooting at the Paris Olympics". NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
- ^ a b Cassidy, Daphane (May 24, 2024). "Olympics Exclusive Q&A: Conner Prince, USA Men's Skeet". NSSF Let's Go Shooting. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
- ^ O’Brien, Cody. "Conner Prince: Spartan turned Olympian". www.theburlesonbuzz.com. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
- ^ "Tarleton State Senior Conner Prince Wins Silver at Olympics". Tarleton News. Tarleton State University. August 3, 2024. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
