Kimberly Susan (“Kim”) Rhode (born July 16, 1979) 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 gold medal in double trap shooting at the 2004 Summer Games.
Born in Whittier, California, 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.
Rhode claims that she is unsure of her shooting career once double trap shooting is eliminated from the Olympic games after 2004. She is currently studying to become a veterinarian at Cal Poly Pomona university.
Source: Wikipedia contributors (2006). Kim Rhode. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 18:02, April 11, 2006.
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