Kim Rhode

Four-time Olympic Medalist &
Official Outdoors Spokesperson of Kids & Clays

America's "Golden Girl" aims for all time Olympic Record at London Games in 2012!

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Career Highlights:
  • At age of 16, she qualifies for U.S. Olympic Shooting Team; she is the youngest member in the history of USA Shooting
  • Wins gold medal in International Double Trap at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta
  • Wins National titles and World Cup competitions prior to next USA Olympic selection matches
  • Qualifies for the U.S. Olympic Shooting Team for the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games
  • Wins the bronze medal in Sydney
  • Kim is selected for the “Olympian Heroes” Series honoring 20 of the greatest American Olympians to compete since the 1948 Olympic Games
  • In 1996 she is named “Shooter of the Year” and “Person of the Year” in the Outdoor Industry
  • In 1996, she wins the prestigious “Victor Award” and Time Magazine names her as one of its “Top Ten Sport Phenoms” (Kim is one of only two Olympians honored)
  • Kim qualifies for her third straight U.S. Olympic Shooting Team in 2004 winning her second gold medal at the Athens Olympic Games in her event
  • In 2006, Kim is named Official Outdoors Spokesperson for Kids & Clays Foundation
  • Kim wins her second “Victor Award”
  • Her event is cancelled for the next Olympic Games; she must either retire from Olympic Game competitions or find a new event. Kim decides to become an International Skeet Shooter and spends nearly one year training to become a member of the U.S. National Shooting Team
  • Kim wins the gold medal and sets a new world record in her first World Cup event; she faces tough competition from her own teammates, but wins her first national title
  • In 2008, Kim makes her fourth consecutive U.S. Olympic Shooting Team and wins a silver medal in Beijing; with this win, she tied with a handful of all time Olympic Greats
  • For 2010, Kim becomes a member of the U.S. Shooting Team setting a record for women in the process; her victory gives her three straight national titles in International Skeet
  • Kim will attempt to win her FIFTH straight Olympic medal in her FIFTH consecutive Olympic Games in London in 2012