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==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">{{cite news |url=http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-olympian13-2008sep13,0,6552651.story |title=Olympic champion Kim Rhode's shotgun is stolen |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] | access-date=September 16, 2008 |first=Francisco |last=Vara-Orta |date=September 13, 2008}}</ref> The gun was returned to her in January 2009 after it was discovered during an unrelated search of a [[parole]]e's home; the parolee was charged with possession of stolen property.<ref>[https://www.espn.com/outdoors/general/news/story?id=3869075 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>{{cite web|title=Kim Rhode is not your typical Olympian |url=http://espn.go.com/espnw/olympics/7914238/2012-london-olympics-american-shooter-kim-rhode-not-your-typical-olympian |website=ESPN.com |access-date=August 12, 2012 |author=Bonnie D. Ford |date=May 10, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120621212918/http://espn.go.com/espnw/olympics/7914238/2012-london-olympics-american-shooter-kim-rhode-not-your-typical-olympian |archive-date=June 21, 2012 }}</ref>
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