| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's Shooting | ||
| Competitor for the United States | ||
| Gold | 1996 Atlanta | Double Trap |
| Gold | 2004 Athens | Double Trap |
| Silver | 2008 Beijing | Skeet |
| Bronze | 2000 Sydney | Double Trap |
Kimberly "Kim" Susan Rhode (born July 16, 1979[1]) is an American double trap and skeet shooter. A California native, she is a two-time Olympic gold medal winner and six-time national champion in double trap. She was the youngest member of the U.S. Olympic team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Most recently she won a silver medal in skeet shooting at the 2008 Summer Games.
Born in Whittier, California,[1] Rhode began sport hunting at an early age, traveling on African safaris by the age of 12. At 13, she won her first world championship title in women's double trap shooting. Rhode won a gold medal at the 1996 Summer Games, making her the youngest female gold medalist in the history of Olympic shooting. She later won a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Rhode also won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.
After double trap shooting was eliminated from the Olympic games, she has concentrated on skeet. At the 2007 world cup competitions in Santo Domingo, she set a new final world record in this event with 98 hits (73 in the qualification round and a perfect 25 in the final). She went on to win the silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in women's skeet.
Rhode is co-host of the Outdoor Channel's TV program Step Outside.[2] Rhode studied veterinary medicine at Cal Poly Pomona university.[3]
On September 11, 2008, Rhode's competition shotgun was stolen from her pickup; she had been using it in competition for eighteen years.[4] The gun was returned to her in January 2009 after it was discovered during an unrelated search of a parolee's home; the parolee was charged with possession of stolen property.[5]
| Olympic results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 |
| Double trap | Gold 108+33 |
Bronze 103+36 |
Gold 110+36 |
Not held |
| Skeet | Not held | 7th 69 |
5th 68+23 |
Silver 70+23 |
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