Kim Rhode

Template:Short description Template:Infobox sportsperson Kimberly Susan Rhode (born July 16, 1979) is an American double trap and skeet shooter.<ref name="bio-nbc-olympics">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> A California native, she is a six-time Olympic medal winner, including three gold medals, and six-time national champion in double trap. She is the most successful female shooter at the Olympics as the only triple Olympic Champion and the only woman to have won two Olympic gold medals for Double Trap. She won a gold medal in skeet shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics, equaling the world record of 99 out of 100 clays.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Most recently, she won the bronze medal at the Rio 2016 Olympics, making her the first Olympian to win a medal on five continents, the first Summer Olympian to win an individual medal at six consecutive summer games, and the first woman to medal in six consecutive Olympics.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Early life

Kimberly Rhode was born in Whittier, California, in 1979. Rhode began sport hunting at an early age, traveling on African safaris by the age of 12. Rhode began competing in skeet at age 10.<ref name="bio-nbc-olympics" /><ref name="USA Shooting Kim Rhode">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

International competition

Rhode, at 13, won her first world championship title in women's double trap shooting. After double trap shooting was eliminated from the 2008 Summer Olympics, she has concentrated on skeet. Rhode became a Distinguished International Shooter in 1995 (Badge #388).<ref name="CMP">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In ISSF World Cup competition, she has won 19 Gold, 7 Silver, and 8 Bronze medals.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> At the 2007 World Cup competition in Santo Domingo, she set a new world record in this event with 98 hits (73 in the qualification round and a perfect 25 in the final).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

1996 Olympics

Rhode won a gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics, making her the youngest female gold medalist in the history of Olympic shooting.

2000 Olympics

Rhode won a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

2004 Olympics

Rhode won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens in Women's Double trap.

2008 Olympics

Rhode won the silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in women's skeet.

2012 Olympics

On July 29 at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Rhode won the gold medal in skeet shooting with an Olympic record score of 99, tying the world record in this event.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> With this medal, Rhode is the only American competitor to win medals for an individual event in five consecutive Olympics. She also became one of the three competitors (and the only woman) to win three Olympic individual gold medals for shooting, along with Ralf Schumann of Germany and Jin Jong-oh of Korea.

2016 Olympics

Qualifying for the 2016 Summer Olympics made Rhode the first U.S. Olympian to qualify for an Olympic team on five different continents.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Kim Rhode won the bronze medal at the Rio 2016 Olympics, making her the first Olympian to win a medal on five different continents, the first Summer Olympian to win an individual medal at six consecutive summer games, and the first woman to medal in six consecutive Olympics.

TV Host

Rhode is co-host of the Outdoor Channel's TV program Step Outside.<ref name="step-outside">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Rhode studied Pre-veterinary medicine at Cal Poly Pomona.<ref name=polycentric>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Stolen competition shotgun

On September 11, 2008, Rhode's competition shotgun was stolen from her pickup; she had been using it in competition for eighteen years.<ref name="stolen-shotgun-nytimes">Template:Cite news</ref> 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.<ref>Police find Olympian Kim Rhode's shotgun ESPN, January 29, 2009</ref> In the meantime fans had donated to buy her a new $13,000 Perazzi shotgun. Having become used to training with the new gun, she elected to retire "Old Faithful" after four Summer Games.<ref name=espn2012>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Personal life

Rhode spoke at the 2012 Republican National Convention, introducing several other Olympians on the stage.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Rhode married Mike Harryman in 2009. Their son was born in 2013.<ref name="USA Shooting Kim Rhode" /><ref name=espn2012 />

In addition to being a member of USA Shooting's National Team, Rhode is an honorary lifetime member of the National Rifle Association and a member of Safari Club International.<ref name="USA Shooting Kim Rhode" />

Awards

• ANOC Gala Awards 2015：Best Female Athlete of the Pan American Games 2015<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Career results

Olympic results
Event	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016
Double trap	Template:Gold1 Gold 108+33	Template:Bronze3 Bronze 103+36	Template:Gold1 Gold 110+36	Not held
Skeet	Not held	7th 69	5th 68+23	Template:Silver2 Silver 70+23	Template:Gold1 Gold 74+25	Template:Bronze3 Bronze 72+14+15(+3)
Trap	Not held	—	—	—	9th 68	—

External links

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• Kim Rhode at USA Shooting
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