:Kim Rhode

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Kim Rhode

| image = Kim rhode 2007.jpg{{!}}border

| caption = Rhode at the Texas Parks and Wildlife Expo 2007

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| fullname = Kimberly Susan Rhode

| residence =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|7|16}}

| birth_place = Whittier, California, United States

| height = 5 ft 4 in

| weight = 180 lb

| alma_mater = California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

| country = United States

| sport = Shooting

| event = Double trap, skeet

| coach =

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| show-medals = yes

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{{MedalCountry | {{USA}} }}

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Kimberly Susan Rhode (born July 16, 1979) is an American double trap and skeet shooter.{{cite web |url=http://www.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=777/bio/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171011022824/http://www.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=777/bio/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 11, 2017 |title=2008 Beijing Summer Olympics – Kimberly Rhode Profile & Bio, Photos & Videos |work=NBC Olympics |access-date=September 16, 2008 }} 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.{{cite news|url=http://www.abcactionnews.com/dpp/sports/olympics/kim-rhode-plans-to-keep-on-shooting-for-olympic-medals |title=Kim Rhode plans to keep on shooting for Olympic medals |date=July 30, 2012 |archive-date=August 2, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120802015004/http://www.abcactionnews.com/dpp/sports/olympics/kim-rhode-plans-to-keep-on-shooting-for-olympic-medals |url-status=dead }} 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.{{Cite news|url=http://www.nbcolympics.com/news/kim-rhode-wins-sixth-consecutive-medal-makes-history|title=Kim Rhode wins sixth consecutive medal, makes history|work=NBC Olympics|access-date=October 10, 2017|language=en}}

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.{{cite web |url=http://www.usashooting.org/12-the-team/usashootingteam/nationalteam/nationalshotgunteam/kimrhode |title=USA Shooting Kim Rhode |access-date=July 27, 2014}}

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).{{cite web |url=https://ct.thecmp.org/app/v1/index.php?do=contactDistinguishedView&distinguished_id=10426 |title=Distinguished International Shooter Badge |access-date=July 27, 2014}} In ISSF World Cup competition, she has won 19 Gold, 7 Silver, and 8 Bronze medals.{{Cite web|url=http://www.issf-sports.org/athletes/athlete.ashx?personissfid=SHUSAW1607197901|title=ISSF - International Shooting Sport Federation - issf-sports.org|website=www.issf-sports.org|access-date=April 6, 2018}} 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).{{Cite web|url=http://www.skeet.se/arkiv/2007/v2_07/resultat/2007/wc107wom.pdf|title=ISSF World Cup Santo Domingo 2007 FINAL RESULTS SKEET WOMEN}}

=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.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/18904234 |title=Olympics skeet shooting: Kim Rhode wins to make US history |date=July 29, 2012 |access-date=July 30, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120729231726/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/18904234 |archive-date=July 29, 2012 |url-status=dead }} 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.teamusa.org/News/2016/May/20/Shooter-Kim-Rhode-Qualifies-For-Rio-Will-Be-Second-US-Woman-To-Compete-At-6-Olympics |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160526000725/http://www.teamusa.org/News/2016/May/20/Shooter-Kim-Rhode-Qualifies-For-Rio-Will-Be-Second-US-Woman-To-Compete-At-6-Olympics |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 26, 2016 |title=Shooter Kim Rhode Qualifies For Rio, Will Be Second U.S. Woman To Compete At 6 Olympics |publisher=Teamusa.org |access-date=May 26, 2016}} 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.gundogsonline.com/Article/Step-Outside-TV-Kicks-Off-Second-Season-On-The-Outdoor-Channel-Page1.htm |title=StepOutside |access-date=July 27, 2014}} Rhode studied Pre-veterinary medicine at Cal Poly Pomona.{{cite web|url=http://polycentric.csupomona.edu/news.asp?id=2119 |title=PolyCentric – Cal Poly Pomona |access-date=September 16, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012175504/http://polycentric.csupomona.edu/news.asp?id=2119 |archive-date=October 12, 2008 |url-status=dead }}

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.{{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}} 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.[https://www.espn.com/outdoors/general/news/story?id=3869075 Police find Olympian Kim Rhode's shotgun] ESPN, January 29, 2009 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.{{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 }}

Personal life

Rhode spoke at the 2012 Republican National Convention, introducing several other Olympians on the stage.{{cite web |url=http://www.c-span.org/video/?c3830816/olympians-2012-republican-national-convention |title=Olympians at the 2012 Republican National Convention |publisher=C-SPAN |year=2012}}

Rhode married Mike Harryman in 2009. Their son was born in 2013.

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.

Awards

ANOC Gala Awards 2015：Best Female Athlete of the Pan American Games 2015{{Cite web|title=The ANOC Awards 2015|url=https://www.anocolympic.org/anoc-awards/the-anoc-awards-2015/|access-date=|website=ANOC}}

Career results

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
colspan=7\| Olympic results
Event ! 1996 ! 2000 ! 2004 ! 2008 ! 2012 ! 2016
align=left \| Double trap \| style="background:#cfc;" \| {{Gold1}} Gold 108+33 \| style="background:#cfc;" \| {{Bronze3}} Bronze 103+36 \| style="background:#cfc;" \| {{Gold1}} Gold 110+36 \| colspan=3 style="color: #cccccc"\|Not held
align=left \| Skeet \| style="color:#ccc;" \| Not held \| 7th 69 \| style="background:#cfc;" \| 5th 68+23 \| style="background:#cfc;" \| {{Silver2}} Silver 70+23 \| style="background:#cfc;" \| {{Gold1}} Gold 74+25 \| style="background:#cfc;" \| {{Bronze3}} Bronze 72+14+15(+3)
align=left \| Trap \| style="color:#ccc;" \| Not held \| — \| — \| — \| 9th 68 \| —

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"

colspan=7| Olympic results

Event

! 1996

! 2000

! 2004

! 2008

! 2012

! 2016

align=left | Double trap

| style="background:#cfc;" | {{Gold1}} Gold
108+33

| style="background:#cfc;" | {{Bronze3}} Bronze
103+36

| style="background:#cfc;" | {{Gold1}} Gold
110+36

| colspan=3 style="color: #cccccc"|Not held

align=left | Skeet

| style="color:#ccc;" | Not held

| 7th
69

| style="background:#cfc;" | 5th
68+23

| style="background:#cfc;" | {{Silver2}} Silver
70+23

| style="background:#cfc;" | {{Gold1}} Gold
74+25

| style="background:#cfc;" | {{Bronze3}} Bronze
72+14+15(+3)

align=left | Trap

| style="color:#ccc;" | Not held

| —

| 9th
68

| —

References

External links

{{ISSF|name=Kimberly Rhode}}
[http://www.usashooting.org/12-the-team/usashootingteam/nationalteam/nationalshotgunteam/kimrhode Kim Rhode] at USA Shooting
{{Team USA|new_id=kim-rhode|name=Kim Rhode|old_id=RH/Kimberly-Rhode|archive=20230318103245}}
{{Olympedia|name=Kim Rhode}}
{{Olympics.com profile|name=Kimberly Rhode}}

Category:California State Polytechnic University, Pomona alumni

Category:1979 births

Category:Living people

Category:American female sport shooters

Category:Skeet shooters

Category:Shooters at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Category:Shooters at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Category:Shooters at the 2003 Pan American Games

Category:Shooters at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Category:Shooters at the 2007 Pan American Games

Category:Shooters at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Category:Shooters at the 2011 Pan American Games