London 2012 U.S. Army Olympians

Sgt. Vincent Hancock, with the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, became the first shotgun shooter to win consecutive Olympic gold medals in men's skeet, July 31, 2012, at the Royal Artillery Barracks in London. Hancock, 23, of Eatonton, Ga., eclipsed his own records set at the 2008 Beijing Games for both qualification (123) and total (148) scores. He struck gold in China with a qualification score of 121 and total of 145. Hancock prevailed by two shots over silver medalist Anders Golding (146) of Denmark and by four shots over Qatar's Nasser Al-Attiya (144), who secured the bronze medal by winning a shoot-off against Russia's Valeriy Shomin.

Sgt. Vincent Hancock blasts a clay pigeon in the fifth round of Olympic skeet shooting on a day that he went on to set two records and win the gold medal at the Royal Artillery Barracks in London, July 31, 2012.

Spc. Glenn Eller III earned a Gold Medal Tuesday in Beijing, while also setting a new Olympic record in Men's Double Trap.

Sgt. 1st Class Josh Olson of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit trains for the 2012 U.S. Paralympic Team.

Soldiers and spouses from the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit begin their 2012 Olympic experience Friday at the opening ceremonies in London. Competing for the USAMU is: (bottom l-r): Jamie Gray, wife of Staff Sgt. Hank Gray; Sgt. Vincent Hancock; Sgt. 1st Class Jason Parker; and Sandra Uptagrafft, wife of Sgt. 1st Class Eric Uptagrafft. (Top l-r): Sgt. Glenn Eller; Staff Sgt. Michael McPhail; Uptagrafft; Staff Sgt. Josh Richmond; and Sgt. 1st Class Josh Olson, who will be competing in the Paralympic Games.

Sgt. Toribio Ramirez takes counseling from All-Army Head Coach Charles Leverette during his fight in the finals of the 2012 Armed Forces Boxing Championship at Camp Pendleton, Calif, Feb. 3, 2012.

Staff Sgt. Josh Richmond, U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, brought home a gold medal to his newborn son after winning the Men's Double Trap event at the Italy World Cup in Lonato, Italy, May 5, 2012. Richmond and his wife Scharri welcomed Beaux Richmond, the couple's second son, into the world just days prior to the match in northern Italy. It is Richmond's second medal in World Cup competition in as many events this year.

Sgt. 1st Class Josh Olson, with the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, will make history when he competes in the Paralympic Games in late August in London. Olson is the first combat-injured active-duty service member to make the U.S. Paralympic team.

Sgt. 1st Class Jason Parker of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit prepares to fire. He continues to hold first place in Men's Three-Position Rifle event with a total score of 2546.6.

U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program wrestler Spc. Spenser Mango lifts Minnesota Storm's Paul Tellgren en route to earning his third berth in the World Wrestling Championships with a victory in the 55-kilogram/121-pound Greco-Roman division of the 2011 U.S. World Team Trials on June 10, 2011, at Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma City.

Spc. Walton Glenn Eller III takes his final shot to secure a gold medal with an Olympic record score of 190 in double trap in Beijing.

Spc. Justin Lester secured his first Olympic berth with a victory over Minnesota Storm's C.P. Schlatter in the 66-kilogram/145.5-pound division of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Wrestling Team Trials, April 21, 2012, at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa.

U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program wrestlers Spc. Justin Lester (left) and Staff Sgt. Glenn Garrison go head-to-head for the Greco-Roman 66-kilogram/145.5-pound division title at the U.S. Open Wrestling Championships on April 9, 2011, at Public Hall in Cleveland. Lester defeated WCAP teammate Sgt. Aaron Sieracki to win the 74-kilogram/163-pound division Dec. 16, 2011, at the U.S. Open in Arlington, Texas. Garrison finished third at 66 kilos/145.5 pounds.

Sgt. Vincent Hancock, with the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, became the first shotgun shooter to win consecutive Olympic gold medals in men's skeet, July 31, 2012, at the Royal Artillery Barracks in London. Hancock, 23, of Eatonton, Ga., eclipsed his own records set at the 2008 Beijing Games for both qualification (123) and total (148) scores. He struck gold in China with a qualification score of 121 and total of 145. Hancock prevailed by two shots over silver medalist Anders Golding (146) of Denmark and by four shots over Qatar's Nasser Al-Attiya (144), who secured the bronze medal by winning a shoot-off against Russia's Valeriy Shomin.

U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit shotgun shooter Sgt. Vincent Hancock of Fort Benning, Ga., holds a commanding lead after 150 of 275 targets in men's skeet competition Saturday at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Shotgun Team Trials at the Tucson Trap & Skeet Club in Tucson, Ariz. Hancock, an Olympic gold medalist at the 2008 Beijing Games, has a nine-bird lead over U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program shooter Sgt. Mark Weeks, who sits in a three-way tie for the second berth on Team USA to compete in the 2012 London Olympic Games. The skeet finals are set for Sunday.

Sgt. 1st Class Dremiel Byers (right) earns his second Olympic berth with a 2-0, 2-0 victory over Steve Andrus of Michigan Wrestling Club in the finals of the 120-kilogram/264.5-pound Greco-Roman division of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials for Wrestling on April 21, 2012, at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa.

Spc. Dennis Bowsher of Fort Carson, Colo., seen here riding Impacto in the show jumping event, finishes fourth with 5,740 points in the men's modern pentathlon on July 22, 2011, at the 5th CISM Military World Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Bowsher won his fourth national title at the 2011 U.S. National Modern Pentathlon Championships Aug. 14, 2011, in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Spc. Justin Lester takes down an opponent in an earlier competition. Lester is presently USA Wrestling's reigning Greco-Roman Wrestler of the Year and is headed to the London Olympic Games. A two-time bronze medalist at the world championships, Lester said he won't settle for anything but gold this time.

Staff Sgt. Michael McPhail, U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, gets ready to compete in the men's prone rifle final at the London Olympic Shooting Range during the ISSF World Cup, April 24, 2012. McPhail will compete at the range again Aug. 2, in hopes of winning Olympic Gold.

U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program wrestler Sgt. 1st Class Dremiel Byers (top) earns his eighth berth in the World Wrestling Championships by defeating WCAP teammate Spc. Timothy Taylor in the 264.5-pound Greco-Roman finals of the 2011 U.S. World Team Trials on Friday night at Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma City.

U.S. Army World Class Athlete Spc. Dennis Bowsher competes against other world class athletes in the five-sport Pentathlon in Rio de Janiero, Brazil, March 16-17, 2012, in preparation for the summer Olympics to be held in London.

U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program Greco-Roman wrestler Sgt. 1st Class Dremiel Byers (right) turns Ramon Garcia of the Dominican Republic en route to a 2-0, 1-0, victory in the semifinals of the 120-kilogram/264.5-pound division of the 2012 FILA Pan American Olympic Games Qualifying Tournament on April 24, 2012, at Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee, Fla. Byers won the gold medal and qualified the weight class for Team USA for the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program Spc. Dennis Bowsher of Fort Carson, Colo., seen here riding Impacto in the show jumping event, finishes fourth in the men's modern pentathlon with 5,740 points on July 22, 2011, at the 5th CISM Military World Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Three weeks later, Bowsher won his fourth national title at the 2011 U.S. National Modern Pentathlon Championships at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Four-time Olympian Maj. David Johnson has coached three athletes to Olympic medals and led shooters to 25 medals in World Cup events. He will again coach Team USA's rifle shooters in London.

Spc. Dennis Bowsher, a member of the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program, fires a laser-pistol as part of the five-sport Modern Pentathlon competition in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, March 16-17, 2012.

Sgt. 1st Class Eric A. Uptagrafft, an international rifle shooter with the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, Fort Benning, Ga., has distinguished himself in competitive marksmanship through his many accomplishments. Uptagrafft will compete in the 50m Men's Prone Rifle competition at the 2012 London Olympics.

Spc. Justin Lester earns an Olympic berth with a 2-0, 1-2, 1-0 victory over Minnesota Storm's C.P. Schlatter in the 66-kilogram/145.5-pound Greco-Roman finals of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Wrestling Trials at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa.

U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program race walker Staff Sgt. John Nunn (No. 2 in center) leads Ben Shorey (No. 1), Tim Seaman (No. 5) and Erich Cordero (No. 7) in the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials for Men's 50K Race Walk on Jan. 22, 2012, in Santee, Calif. Nunn won the race with a time of 4 hours, 4 minutes, 41 seconds, a pace of 7:53 per mile.

Staff Sgt. Joe Guzman is an assistant coach and former boxer in the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program. He was named to the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team as a trainer and corner man.

Sgt. 1st Class Dremiel Byers (left) goes head to head with U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program teammate Spc. Timothy Taylor for the 120-kilogram/264.5-pound Greco-Roman title at the 2011 U.S. Open Wrestling Championships on April 9 at Cleveland Public Hall. With the victory, Byers won his ninth national championship. Both wrestlers are stationed at Fort Carson, Colo.

U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program race walker Staff Sgt. John Nunn celebrates earning a berth in the London Olympic Games by winning the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for 50K Race Walk with a time of 4 hours, 4 minutes, 41 seconds in Santee, Calif., on Jan. 22. Photo by Jeff Salvage, racewalk.com

U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program pistol shooter Sgt. 1st Class Daryl Szarenski, seen here practicing at Fort Benning, Ga., won a gold medal in 10-meter air pistol and silver in 50-meter free pistol at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico.

An expression of relief flashes across the face of Sgt. 1st Class Jason Parker, U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, after realizing he won the Men's Three-Position match June 11, 2012, at the U.S. Olympic Trials for smallbore shooting at Pool Range on Fort Benning, Ga. Parker secured a fourth trip to the Olympics in dominating fashion, beating his closet competitor by 15 points.

Sgt. Spenser Mango earns his second Olympic berth with a 1-0, 3-0 victory over Max Nowry of the New York Athletic Club in the 55-kilogram/121-pound Greco-Roman division of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials for Wrestling on April 21, 2012, at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa.

Sgt. Vincent Hancock, with the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, celebrates after a perfect final round of shooting, which made him the first shotgun shooter to win consecutive Olympic gold medals in men's skeet, July 31, 2012, at the Royal Artillery Barracks in London. Hancock, 23, of Eatonton, Ga., eclipsed his own records set at the 2008 Beijing Games for both qualification (123) and total (148) scores. He struck gold in China with a qualification score of 121 and total of 145. Hancock prevailed by two shots over silver medalist Anders Golding (146) of Denmark and by four shots over Qatar's Nasser Al-Attiya (144), who secured the bronze medal by winning a shoot-off against Russia's Valeriy Shomin.

Sgt. 1st Class Dremiel Byers throws U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program teammate Sgt. Paul Devlin during the 2003 U.S. National Wrestling Championships in Las Vegas.

U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program race walker Staff Sgt. John Nunn celebrates earning a berth in the London Olympic Games by winning the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for 50K Race Walk with a time of 4 hours, 4 minutes, 41 seconds in Santee, Calif., on Jan. 22, 2012.